Public service |
The Charlotte Observer |
"For revealing misuse of funds by the PTL television ministry"
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General news reporting |
Staff of Lawrence Eagle-Tribune, Massachusetts |
"For an investigation that revealed serious flaws in the Massachusetts prison furlough system and led to significant statewide reforms."
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Investigative reporting |
Staff of Alabama Journal, Montgomery, Alabama |
"For its compelling investigation of the state's unusually high infant-mortality rate, which prompted legislation to combat the problem."
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Investigative reporting |
Dean Baquet, William Gaines and Ann Marie Lipinski of the Chicago Tribune |
"For their detailed reporting on the self-interest and waste that plague Chicago's City Council."
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Explanatory reporting |
Daniel Hertzberg and James B. Stewart of The Wall Street Journal |
"For their stories about an investment banker charged with insider trading and the critical day that followed the October 19, 1987, stock market crash."
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Specialized Reporting |
Walt Bogdanich of The Wall Street Journal |
"For his chilling series of reports on faulty testing by American medical laboratories."
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National reporting |
Tim Weiner of The Philadelphia Inquirer |
"For his series of reports on a secret Pentagon budget used by the government to sponsor defense research and an arms buildup."
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International reporting |
Thomas L. Friedman of The New York Times |
"For balanced and informed coverage of Israel."
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Feature writing |
Jacqui Banaszynski of St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch |
"For her moving series about the life and death of an AIDS victim in a rural farm community."
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Commentary |
Dave Barry of The Miami Herald |
"For his consistently effective use of humor as a device for presenting fresh insights into serious concerns."
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Criticism |
Tom Shales of The Washington Post |
"For his television criticism."
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Editorial writing |
Jane Healy of Orlando Sentinel |
"For her series of editorials protesting overdevelopment of Florida's Orange County."
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Editorial cartooning |
Doug Marlette of Atlanta Constitution and The Charlotte Observer |
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Spot news photography |
Scott Shaw of Odessa American |
"For his photograph of the child Jessica McClure being rescued from the well into which she had fallen."
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Feature photography |
Michel du Cille of The Miami Herald |
"For photographs portraying the decay and subsequent rehabilitation of a housing project overrun by the drug crack."
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