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1988 Pulitzer Prize Board
Board lander photo caption

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

Staff

Publication
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: General News Reporting

Staff

Publication
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Citation
For sustained coverage of an 11-day riot by Cuban inmates at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary.
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Categories: General News Reporting

Sam Stanton

Publication
The Arizona Republic
Citation
For his reporting on Governor Evan Mecham's turbulent first year in office.
Location
Phoenix, AZ
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Categories: General News Reporting

John Dorschner

Publication
The Miami Herald
Citation
For richly detailed stories about a violent neighborhood feud, ethnic tensions in the Miami police department and Holocaust survivors in South Florida.
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Categories: Feature Writing

Lynne Duke

Publication
The Miami Herald
Citation
For her powerful story about life at a housing project overrun by the drug crack.
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Categories: Feature Writing

Athelia Knight

Publication
The Washington Post
Citation
For her account of a year in the life of an urban high school, an in-depth portrait that examined many of the problems facing American education.
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Categories: Explanatory Journalism
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