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The 1989 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Explanatory Journalism

Finalist: The Wall Street Journal , by Bernard Wysocki Jr.

For stories about America's struggle to maintain its technological superiority over international competitors, especially Japan.

Winners

Prize Winner in Explanatory Journalism in 1989:

David Hanners, William Snyder, and Karen Blessen

For their special report on a 1986 airplane crash, the follow-up investigation, and the implications for air safety. Explanatory Journalism

Finalists

Nominated as finalists in Explanatory Journalism in 1989:

David Shaw

For his candid and thorough reporting on media practices and practitioners.

The Jury

Allan M. Siegal(Chair)

Assistant Managing Editor, The New York Times

Bob Adams

Washington Bureau Chief, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Joann Byrd

Executive Editor, Herald, Everett, Wash.

Hunter T. George

Managing Editor, The News & Observer

Steve Lovelady

Associate Executive Editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Winners in Explanatory Journalism

1987

Jeff Lyon and Peter Gorner

For their series on the promises of gene therapy, which examined the implications of this revolutionary medical treatment.
1986

Staff

For a six-part comprehensive series on the Strategic Defense Initiative, which explored the scientific, political and foreign policy issues involved in "Star Wars."
1985

Jon Franklin

For his seven-part series "The Mind Fixers," about the new science of molecular psychiatry.
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1989 Prize Winners

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