1985 Finalists

Public Service

Chicago Tribune

For its sustained effort to expose the control of Chicago's minority neighborhoods by street gangs--reporting which prompted Mayor Washington to launch a $4.5 million gang control program.

Casper (WY) Star-Tribune

For a series by Richard High and Anne Mackinnon which, despite strong opposition from local utilities, investigated the state's need for improved natural gas regulation and led to significant reforms.

General News Reporting

Jonathan Kaufman of The Boston Globe

For his series on neighborhood activism in Boston

Staff of Independent Record, Helena, MT

For its coverage, under deadline pressure, of the worst forest fire in Helena's history.

Investigative Reporting

Mark J. Thompson of Fort Worth Star-Telegram

For reporting which revealed that nearly 250 U.S. servicemen had lost their lives as a result of a design problem in helicopters built by Bell Helicopter-- a revelation which ultimately led the Army to ground almost 600 Huey helicopters pending their modification.

Explanatory Journalism

Pam Sprague and Rob Orcutt of Daily Herald, Wausau, WI

For a special section on Wausau's growing Indochinese refugee population, the Hmong.

Staff of Greensboro (NC) News & Record

For its series on the complex role tobacco plays in North Carolina.

Specialized Reporting

Gary S. Rosenblatt of Baltimore Jewish Times, a weekly

For his analysis of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles and other Jewish concerns.

Mike Klingaman of The Baltimore Evening Sun

For a series on the effects of alcohol abuse by high school athletes.

National Reporting

Robert Parry of Associated Press

For his exclusive stories about he CIA's production of two manuals for Nicaraguan rebels--stories that led to an internal investigation and a congressional inquiry.

Washington Bureau Staff of The Wall Street Journal

For its thorough coverage and analysis of the 1984 Presidential campaign.

International Reporting

David Zucchino of The Philadelphia Inquirer

For his thorough and elegantly written dispatches from Lebanon.

Staff of The New York Times

For its comprehensive coverage of Indira Gandhi's assassination and its impact on India's future.

Feature Writing

Scott Kraft of Associated Press

For his story about a family's search for the man who raped their daughter.

Michele Lesie of The Journal News, Lorain, OH

For her story of Jennifer Brandt, teen-age suicide.

Commentary

Martin F. Nolan of The Boston Globe

Molly Ivins of Dallas Times Herald

Criticism

James Chute of Milwaukee Journal

For his classical music criticism.

The late Margaret Manning of The Boston Globe

For her book reviews.

Editorial Writing

Jane Healy of Orlando (FL) Sentinel

For her editorials on Florida's environmental problems.

David E. Gillespie of News and Observer, Raleigh, NC

For his editorials on various state concerns.

Editorial Cartooning

Jim Borgman of The Cincinnati Enquirer

Tom Toles of The Buffalo (NY) News

Spot News Photography

Bruce Chambers of Press-Telegram, Long Beach, CA

For his photographs of the Mary Decker-Zola Budd run-in during the 1984 Olympics.

Larry C. Price of The Philadelphia Inquirer

For his series of photographs from Angola and El Salvador depicting their war-torn inhabitants.

Feature Photography

Stormi Greener of Minneapolis Star and Tribune

For her pictures of a dying girl which celebrated the girl's life.

Sebastiao Salgado Jr. of Magnum Photos, Paris (published in The New York Times)

For his dramatic photos of the famine in Ethiopia.