For a distinguished example of beat reporting, Three thousand
dollars ($3,000).
Awarded to Bob Keeler of Newsday, Long Island, N.Y., for his
detailed portrait of a progressive local Catholic parish and its
parishioners.
Also nominated as finalists in this category were: Alison Grant of
The Plain Dealer of Cleveland for articles uncovering corrupt
dealings between contractors and city officials in the suburb of
Beachwood that resulted in indictments and significant reforms, and
Fred Schulte and Jenni Bergal of the Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale,
Fla., for disclosing problems and abuses in the state's tax-funded
Medicaid health maintenance organizations.