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Finalist: The Boston Globe , by Bill Greene

For his inspirational images that trace the work of Donald Anderson, a descendent of slaves, who helps the residents of poor Southern communities assume civic responsibility and improve their lives.

Winners

Prize Winner in Feature Photography in 1999:

Photo Staff

For its striking collection of photographs of the key players and events stemming from President Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky and the ensuing impeachment hearings. Feature Photography

Finalists

Nominated as finalists in Feature Photography in 1999:

Daniel A. Anderson

For his skillful and moving portraits of local children growing up in decaying residential motels.

The Jury

Toren A. Beasley(chair )

director of photography

Vincent Alabiso

vice president/executive photo editor

Jeannine Guttman

executive editor and vice president

Margaret O'Connor

photo editor

William Snyder*

photo editor

Winners in Feature Photography

Clarence Williams

For his powerful images documenting the plight of young children with parents addicted to alcohol and drugs.

Alexander Zemlianichenko

For his photograph of Russian President Boris Yeltsin dancing at a rock concert during his campaign for re-election. (Moved by the Board from the Spot News Photography category.)

Stephanie Welsh

For her shocking sequence of photos, published by Newhouse News Service, of a female circumcision rite in Kenya.

Staff

For its portfolio of photographs chronicling the horror and devastation in Rwanda.

1999 Prize Winners

Duke Ellington

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.

Chuck Philips and Michael A. Hiltzik

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.

Staff

For its clear and detailed coverage of a shooting rampage in which a state lottery worker killed four supervisors then himself.