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1988 Pulitzer Prize Board
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front row, left to right: F. Yu, M. Sovern, R. Wilkins, D. Laventhol, R. Christopher; back row, left to right: E. Roberts, B. Osborne, H. Simons C. Sitton, P. Kann, M. Gartner, R. Baker, C. Saikowski, C.K. McClatchy, M. Greenfield, J. Hoge (absent from photo: R. Maynard) Credit: Joe Pineiro/Columbia University

 
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Roger W. Wilkins, chair; Robert C. Christopher, secretary

The Charlotte Observer

Citation
For revealing misuse of funds by the PTL television ministry through persistent coverage conducted in the face of a massive campaign by PTL to discredit the newspaper.
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Categories: Public Service
Publication
The Charlotte Observer

Tim Weiner

Citation
For his series of reports on a secret Pentagon budget used by the government to sponsor defense research and an arms buildup.
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Categories: National Reporting
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The Philadelphia Inquirer

William Bolcom

Citation
First complete performance by Marc-André Hamelin, pianist, on March 30, 1987 at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Categories: Music
Publication
12 New Etudes for Piano

Robert V. Bruce

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Categories: History
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Publication
The Launching of Modern American Science 1846-1876

Staff

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For its compelling investigation of the state's unusually high infant-mortality rate, which prompted legislation to combat the problem.
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Location
Montgomery, AL
Categories: General News Reporting
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The Alabama Journal

Staff

Citation
For an investigation that revealed serious flaws in the Massachusetts prison furlough system and led to significant statewide reforms.
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Categories: General News Reporting
Publication
Lawrence (MA) Eagle-Tribune
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