For its series examining the epidemic of violence against women in many nations.

For her profile of a fourth-grader from Chicago's South Side and for two stories reporting on the Midwestern flood of 1993.

For a picture first published in The New York Times of a starving Sudanese girl who collapsed on her way to a feeding center while a vulture waited nearby.

For his lucid coverage of current developments in neurological science.

For his series of editorials deploring the murder of a 3-year-old boy by his abusive mother and decrying the Illinois child welfare system.

For his trenchant cartoons on contemporary issues.

For his skillful and resonant classical music criticism.