Finalist: Akron Beacon Journal , by Chip Bok
The Jury
The Jury
Josette Shiner(chair )
managing editor
Lou Heldman
president and publisher
Michael E. Keefe*
editorial cartoonist
Harry M. Rosenfeld
editor-at-large
Sue Ryon
deputy editorial page editor
Winners in Editorial Cartooning
Michael P. Ramirez
For his trenchant cartoons on contemporary issues.
1997 Prize Winners
Byron Acohido
For his coverage of the aerospace industry, notably an exhaustive investigation of rudder control problems on the Boeing 737, which contributed to new FAA requirements for major improvements.
Eileen McNamara
For her many-sided columns on Massachusetts people and issues.
Tim Page
For his lucid and illuminating music criticism.