Finalist: Chicago Tribune , by Bruce Buursma
For his informed and clear reporting on religion, which included articles on Billy Graham, Pope John Paul II, born-again believers and the Catholic Church in Africa.
Winners
Prize Winner in Specialized Reporting in 1986:
Andrew Schneider and Mary Pat Flaherty
For their investigation of violations and failures in the organ transplantation system in the United States.
Specialized Reporting
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Specialized Reporting in 1986:
William K. Robertson
For his literary-journalistic account of rediscovering Mark Twain's Mississippi River in honor of the 100th anniversary of "Huckleberry Finn."
The Jury
The Jury
Meg Greenfield(Chair)*
Editorial Page Editor, The Washington Post
David Burgin
Former Editor, San Francisco Examiner
David Burgin
Former Editor, San Francisco Examiner
Susan Miller
Director of Editorial Development, Scripps Howard Newspapers
James G. Minter, Jr.
Editor, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Winners in Specialized Reporting
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.
1986 Prize Winners
Jimmy Breslin
For columns which consistently champion ordinary citizens.
Donal Henahan
For his music criticism.