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1999 Pulitzer Prize Board
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front row, left to right: R. Pederson, H. Gates, H. Vendler, D. Goodwin, J. Doston, J. Fuller, E. Seaton; back row, left to right: L. Boccardi, T. Goldstein, W. Safire, G. Rupp, W. Rugaber, J. Risser, A. Barnes, S. Rowe J. Carroll, S. Topping, M. Yarbrough, W. Ketter, P. Steiger

Board Lander Sub Title
James V. Risser and Walter Rugaber, co-chairs; Seymour Topping, administrator

Editorial Board

Citation
For its effective campaign to rescue Harlem's Apollo Theatre from the financial mismanagement that threatened the landmark's survival.
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Categories: Editorial Writing
Publication
New York Daily News

Blair Kamin

Citation
For his lucid coverage of city architecture, including an influential series supporting the development of Chicago's lakefront area.
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Categories: Criticism
Publication
Chicago Tribune

Maureen Dowd

Citation
For her fresh and insightful columns on the impact of President Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky.
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Categories: Commentary
Publication
The New York Times

Staff

Citation
For its clear and detailed coverage of a shooting rampage in which a state lottery worker killed four supervisors then himself.
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Categories: Breaking News Reporting
Publication
Hartford (CT) Courant

Chuck Philips and Michael A. Hiltzik

Citation
For their stories on corruption in the entertainment industry, including a charity sham sponsored by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, illegal detoxification programs for wealthy celebrities, and a resurgence of radio payola.
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Categories: Beat Reporting
Publication
Los Angeles Times

Duke Ellington

Citation
Bestowed posthumously, commemorating the centennial year of his birth, in recognition of his musical genius, which evoked aesthetically the principles of democracy through the medium of jazz and thus made an indelible contribution to art and culture.
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Categories: Special Citations and Awards

Photo Staff

Publication
Register-Guard
Citation
For its coverage of a community recoiling then recovering from a brutal shooting spree at a local high school.
Location
Eugene, OR
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Categories: Spot News Photography
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