Finalist: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , by Cynthia Tucker
For her forceful, persuasive columns that confronted sacred cows and hot topics with unswerving candor.
Winners
Prize Winner in Commentary in 2004:
Leonard Pitts Jr.
For his fresh, vibrant columns that spoke, with both passion and compassion, to ordinary people on often divisive issues.
Commentary
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Commentary in 2004:
Nicholas Kristof
For his columns that, through rigorous reporting and powerful writing, often gave voice to forgotten people trapped in misery.
The Jury
The Jury
Keith Woods(chair )
reporting, writing and editing group leader
Jeff Bruce
editor
Michael Goodwin
executive editor
Morgan McGinley
editorial page editor
Marcia McQuern
retired editor and publisher
Debra Adams Simmons
vice president and editor
Jim Smith
executive editor
Winners in Commentary
Colbert I. King
For his against-the-grain columns that speak to people in power with ferocity and wisdom.
Thomas Friedman
For his clarity of vision, based on extensive reporting, in commenting on the worldwide impact of the terrorist threat.
Dorothy Rabinowitz
For her articles on American society and culture.
Paul A. Gigot
For his informative and insightful columns on politics and government.
2004 Prize Winners
Daniel Golden
For his compelling and meticulously documented stories on admission preferences given to the children of alumni and donors at American universities.
David Leeson and Cheryl Diaz Meyer
For their eloquent photographs depicting both the violence and poignancy of the war with Iraq.
Staff
For its compelling and comprehensive coverage of the massive wildfires that imperiled a populated region of southern California.