Finalist: The New York Times , by Alex S. Jones
For "The Fall of the House of Bingham," a skillful and sensitive report of a powerful newspaper family's bickering and how it led to the sale of a famed media empire.
Winners
Prize Winner in Feature Writing in 1987:
Steve Twomey
For his illuminating profile of life aboard an aircraft carrier.
Feature Writing
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Feature Writing in 1987:
Barry Bearak
For three gracefully written stories dealing respectively with a prison lawsuit, a family murder and an aging stand-up comic.
Michael Connelly, Robert McClure and Malinda Reink
For "Into the Storm--the Story of Flight 191," a sensitive reconstruction of an airplane crash.
The Jury
The Jury
Rolfe Neill(Chair)
Chairman and Publisher, Charlotte Observer
Richard L. Connor
President and Publisher, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Colleen Dishon
Associate Editor, Chicago Tribune
Timothy Kelly
Editor, The Daily News of Los Angeles
Saul Pett*
Special Correspondent, Associated Press
Winners in Feature Writing
John Camp
For his five-part series examining the life of an American farm family faced with the worst U.S. agricultural crisis since the Depression.
Alice Steinbach
For her account of a blind boy's world, "A Boy of Unusual Vision."
Peter Mark Rinearson
For "Making It Fly," his account of the new Boeing 757 jetliner.
Nan Robertson
For her memorable and medically detailed account of her struggle with toxic shock syndrome.
1987 Prize Winners
Charles Krauthammer
For his witty and insightful columns on national issues.
Richard Eder
For his book reviews.