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1986 Pulitzer Prize Board
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starting left going back around table: O. Elliott, E. Roberts, M. Gartner, H. Hays, R. Leonard, M. Sovern, J. Pulitzer, W. Raspberry, R. Christopher, C. Sitton, C. Saikowski, R. Baker (absent from photo: H. Gray, J. Hoge, D. Laventhol, C.K. McClatchy, W. Phillips, R. Wilkins) Credit: Joe Pineiro/Columbia University

Board Lander Sub Title
Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., chair; Robert Christopher, secretary.

William K. Robertson

Publication
The Miami Herald
Citation
For his literary-journalistic account of rediscovering Mark Twain's Mississippi River in honor of the 100th anniversary of "Huckleberry Finn."
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Categories: Specialized Reporting

Bruce Buursma

Publication
Chicago Tribune
Citation
For his informed and clear reporting on religion, which included articles on Billy Graham, Pope John Paul II, born-again believers and the Catholic Church in Africa.
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Categories: Specialized Reporting

Staff

Publication
Panama City (FL) News-Herald
Citation
For its investigation into allegations of systematic and widespread torture of prison inmates by jailers in the Jackson County Jail in Marianna, Florida, which resulted in the indictment of seven prison guards.
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Categories: Public Service

Staff

Publication
Dallas Times Herald
Citation
For its coverage of the crash of Delta flight 191 on August 2, 1985, and the resultant series, "How Safe are the Skies?," which examined air traffic safety in the United States and found it wanting.
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Categories: Public Service
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