Finalist: Los Angeles Times , by Douglas Frantz and Murray Waas
For documenting the clandestine effort of the U.S. government to supply money and weapons to Iraq in the 1980's and up to the weeks before the Gulf War.
Winners
Prize Winner in National Reporting in 1993:
David Maraniss
For his revealing articles on the life and political record of candidate Bill Clinton.
National Reporting
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in National Reporting in 1993:
Donald C. Drake and Marian Uhlman
For their investigation of the pharmaceutical industry and its role in the soaring costs of prescription drugs in the United States
The Jury
The Jury
Peter Prichard(Chair)
Senior Vice President/News, Gannett & Editor, USA Today
Gary L. Burns
Managing Editor, The Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.
Mary Pat Flaherty*
Metropolitan Project Editor, The Washington Post
Jack Nelson*
Washington Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times
Cynthia Tucker*
Editorial Page Editor, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Winners in National Reporting
Jeff Taylor and Mike McGraw
For their critical examination of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Marjie Lundstrom and Rochelle Sharpe
For reporting that disclosed hundreds of child abuse-related deaths go undetected each year as a result of errors by medical examiners.
Ross Anderson, Bill Dietrich, Mary Ann Gwinn and Eric Nalder
For coverage of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and its aftermath.
Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele
For their 15-month investigation of "rifle shot" provisions in the Tax Reform Act of 1986, a series that aroused such widespread public indignation that Congress subsequently rejected proposals giving special tax breaks to many politically connected individuals and businesses.
1993 Prize Winners
Paul Ingrassia and Joseph B. White
For often exclusive coverage of General Motors' management turmoil.
Liz Balmaseda
For her commentary from Haiti about deteriorating political and social conditions and her columns about Cuban-Americans in Miami.
Michael Dirda
For his book reviews.