Board lander photo
Board lander photo caption
front row, left to right: R. Pederson, W. Safire, S. Bok, S. Topping, G. Rupp, M. Yarbrough, S. Padwe; back row, left to right: W. Ketter, H. Vendler, G. Overholser, A. Barnes, E. Seaton, S. Rowe, J. Fuller, W. Rugaber, L. Boccardi, J. Dotson, J. Risser, J. Carroll
Board Lander Sub Title
Sissela Bok, chairman; Seymour Topping, administrator
Ronald Brownstein
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Los Angeles Times
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For his comprehensive political coverage during the presidential election year.
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1997
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National Reporting
Bill Moushey
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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For his resourceful reporting on the federal Witness Protection Program illustrating how the program's secrecy and lack of oversight has led to abuses and risks to the public.
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1997
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National Reporting
Staff
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The Boston Globe
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For its expose of abuse of disability benefits by retired public employees, prompting reform of the Massachusetts pension system.
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1997
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Investigative Reporting
Jim Haner
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The Baltimore Sun
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For engendering regulatory reform through dogged reporting, which revealed that housing officials in the city owned neglected inner-city properties.
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1997
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Investigative Reporting
Staff
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Chicago Tribune
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For its global examination of overpopulation illustrated by struggling families who continue to bear children they cannot afford.
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1997
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International Reporting
Tony Freemantle
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Houston Chronicle
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For his reporting from Rwanda, South Africa, El Salvador and Guatemala on why crimes against humanity go unstopped and unpunished.
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1997
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International Reporting