1988 Finalists

Public Service

Alabama Journal, Montgomery, AL

For its compelling investigation of the state's unusually high infant-mortality rate, which prompted legislation to combat the problem. (Moved by the Board to the General News Reporting category.)

The Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY

For reporting that described vote-buying and influence peddling in Kentucky elections and resulted in calls for new state and federal legislation.

General News Reporting

Sam Stanton of The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ

For his reporting on Governor Evan Mecham's turbulent first year in office.

Staff of The Atlanta Journal and Constitution

For sustained coverage of an 11-day riot by Cuban inmates at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary.

Staff of The Charlotte Observer

For revealing misuse of funds by the PTL television ministry through persistent coverage conducted in the face of a massive campaign by PTL to discredit the newspaper.

Investigative Reporting

Larry Copeland and Tracy Thompson of The Atlanta Journal and Constitution

For documenting pervasive racial injustice in Georgia's Toombs Judicial Circuit.

Carlton Smith and Tomas Guillen of The Seattle Times

For their reports on the mishandled investigation of the Green River murders, the biggest unsolved serial killer case in America.

Explanatory Journalism

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.

Athelia Knight of The Washington Post

For her account of a year in the life of an urban high school, an in-depth portrait that examined many of the problems facing American education.

Specialized Reporting

Natalie Fobes of The Seattle Times

For stories and photographs portraying the Pacific salmon's struggle to survive man-made hazards.

Staff of Lexington Herald-Leader

For its report on the rise and fall of Spendthrift Farm, the famed Kentucky horse breeders.

National Reporting

George Anthan of Des Moines Register

For stories about contaminated poultry, which revealed deficiencies in USDA inspection procedures and prompted legislative action.

Mike Masterson, Chuck Cook and Mark Trahant of The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ

For their series of articles that profiled corruption and mismanagement in Federal Indian programs nationwide and helped generate a Senate investigation.

Staff of The Atlanta Journal and Constitution

For its series "Divided We Stand," about the resurgence of segregation in American schools.

International Reporting

Larry Olmstead of Detroit Free Press

For comprehensive reports from South Africa about the African National Congress.

Randall Richard of The Providence Journal-Bulletin

For his series "The Baby Trade," describing Americans eager to adopt Latin-American children and the parents who choose to give them up.

Feature Writing

Lynne Duke of The Miami Herald

For her powerful story about life at a housing project overrun by the drug crack.

John Dorschner of The Miami Herald

For richly detailed stories about a violent neighborhood feud, ethnic tensions in the Miami police department and Holocaust survivors in South Florida.

Commentary

Molly Ivins of Dallas Times Herald

For her witty columns on a variety of social and political issues.

Ira Berkow of The New York Times

For thoughtful commentary on the sports scene.

Michael Kinsley of United Feature Syndicate

For his incisive commentary on a wide range of political topics.

Criticism

Michael Skube of The News and Observer, Raleigh, NC

For his book reviews.

Allan Temko of San Francisco Chronicle

For his architecture criticism.

Editorial Writing

Bernard L. Stein of The Riverdale Press, Bronx, NY

For his editorials on a variety of local and national issues.

Joe Dolman of The Atlanta Journal and Constitution

For his editorials on the rights of Cuban refugees imprisoned in Atlanta Federal Penitentiary.

Editorial Cartooning

David Fitzsimmons of Arizona Daily Star

Don Wright of The Miami News

Spot News Photography

Paul Vathis of Associated Press

For his sequence of photographs of a Pennsylvania state official who shot himself during a news conference.

Carol Guzy and Brian Smith of The Miami Herald

For their series of photographs depicting the violence and political turmoil in Haiti.

Feature Photography

George Widman of Associated Press

For his photograph of a homeless man in Philadelphia.

Barbara J. Ries of USA Today

For a photograph taken on Veterans Day at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.