Finalist: The Washington Post , by Bob Woodward
For articles that consistently exposed covert government operations in the Reagan Administration.
Winners
Prize Winner in National Reporting in 1987:
Staff
For its exclusive reporting and persistent coverage of the U.S. -- Iran-Contra connection.
National Reporting
The Jury
The Jury
Thomas Winship(Chair)
President, Center for Foreign Journalists, Reston, Va.
Cheryl Arvidson
Washington Bureau Chief, Dallas Times Herald
James I. Houck
Managing Editor, The Baltimore Sun
Anthony Marro
Executive Editor, Newsday
James A. Rousmaniere, Jr.
Editor and President, The Sentinel, Keene, N.H.
Winners in National Reporting
Craig Flournoy and George Rodrigue
For their investigation into subsidized housing in East Texas, which uncovered patterns of racial discrimination and segregation in public housing across the United States and led to significant reforms.
Thomas J. Knudson
For his series of articles that examined the dangers of farming as an occupation.
John Noble Wilford
For reporting on a wide variety of scientific topics of national import.
Staff
For its balanced and informative special report on the nuclear arms race.
1987 Prize Winners
Charles Krauthammer
For his witty and insightful columns on national issues.
Richard Eder
For his book reviews.