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1987 Pulitzer Prize Board
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front row, left to right: J. Hoge, H. Gray. M. Sovern, R. Christopher, W. Phillips, M. Greenfield; back row, left to right: R. Baker, R. Wilkins, M. Gartner, B. Osborne, C. Sitton, F. Yu, C. Saikowski, E. Roberts, D. Laventhol, C.K. McClatchy, R. Maynard (Credit: Joe Pineiro/Columbia University)

Alex S. Jones

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For "The Fall of the House of Bingham," a skillful and sensitive report of a powerful newspaper family's bickering and how it led to the sale of a famed media empire.
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Categories: Specialized Reporting
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The New York Times

The Pittsburgh Press

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For reporting by Andrew Schneider and Matthew Brelis, which revealed the inadequacy of the FAA's medical screening of airline pilots and led to significant reforms.
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Categories: Public Service
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The Pittsburgh Press

Rita Dove

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Categories: Poetry
Publisher
Carnegie-Mellon University Press
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Thomas and Beulah

Staff

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For coverage of the aftermath of the Challenger explosion, which included stories that identified serious flaws in the shuttle's design and in the administration of America's space program.
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Categories: National Reporting
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The New York Times

Staff

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For its exclusive reporting and persistent coverage of the U.S. -- Iran-Contra connection.
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Categories: National Reporting
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Miami Herald

John Harbison

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Premiered by the Cantata Singers and Ensemble on November 21, 1986, at the New England Conservatory in Boston.
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Categories: Music
Publication
The Flight Into Egypt

Bernard Bailyn

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Categories: History
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Publication
Voyagers to the West: A Passage in the Peopling of America on the Eve of the Revolution
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