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1984 Pulitzer Prize Board
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front row: H. Gray, J. Pulitzer, M. Sovern. W. Raspberry, T. Winship, E. Patterson, E. Roberts; back row: O. Elliott, R. Leonard, C. Saikowski, J. Hoge, W. Phillips, C.K. McClatchy, H. Hays, D. Laventhol. M. Gartner, R. Wilkins, R. Christopher

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Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., chair; Robert Christopher, secretary

Leslie A. Scism

Publication
Bucks County (PA) Courier Times
Citation
For her investigation of Anna Catherina Emmerick Academy, which linked the religious school's activities to right-wing extremist groups and revealed that it housed weaponry and explosives.
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Categories: Local General or Spot News Reporting

Morris Thompson

Publication
Newsday
Citation
For his thorough, first-hand coverage of the island of Grenada before, during and after the U.S. invasion.
Location
Long Island, NY
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Categories: International Reporting

Nancy Tracy

Publication
Hartford (CT) Courant
Citation
For her moving account of Meg Casey, a victim of premature aging.
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Categories: Feature Writing

Charles Bowden

Publication
Tucson (AZ) Citizen
Citation
For his stories on illegal immigrants, sexual abuse of children and the deaths of two men.
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Categories: Feature Writing
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