Finalist: The Philadelphia Inquirer , by Angelo Cataldi
For articles that profiled the Philadelphia Eagles football team's 1986 season under new head coach Buddy Ryan.
Winners
Prize Winner in Specialized Reporting in 1987:
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.
Specialized Reporting
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Specialized Reporting in 1987:
Irene Wielawski
For medical reporting that consistently examined the human side of complex health care issues.
The Jury
The Jury
David Hall(Chair)
Editor and Senior Vice President, The Denver Post
Jean Adelsman
Managing Editor, The Daily Breeze
John S. Carroll
Vice President and Editor, Lexington Herald-Leader
Reid MacCluggage
Editor and Publisher, The Day, New London, Conn.
David Tucker
Assistant Managing Editor, United Press International
Winners in Specialized Reporting
Andrew Schneider and Mary Pat Flaherty
For their investigation of violations and failures in the organ transplantation system in the United States.
Randall Savage and Jackie Crosby
For their in-depth examination of academics and athletics at the University of Georgia and the Georgia Institute of Technology.
1987 Prize Winners
Charles Krauthammer
For his witty and insightful columns on national issues.
Richard Eder
For his book reviews.