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For a distinguished example of local reporting of breaking news, Five thousand dollars ($5,000).
Also nominated as finalists in this category were: The Staff of The Oregonian, Portland, for its comprehensive coverage of an environmental disaster created when a cargo ship carrying heavy fuels ran aground and broke apart, and how fumbling efforts of official agencies failed to contain the far-reaching damage, and The Raleigh (N.C.) News & Observer Staff for its comprehensive coverage of the destruction in the state caused by Hurricane Floyd. |
