Finalist: The New York Times , by Gregory L. Vistica
For his enterprising and nuanced reporting that disclosed Senator Bob Kerrey's role in a massacre during the Vietnam War.
Winners
Prize Winner in National Reporting in 2002:
Staff
For its comprehensive coverage of America's war on terrorism, which regularly brought forth new information together with skilled analysis of unfolding developments.
National Reporting
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in National Reporting in 2002:
Douglas M. Birch and Gary Cohn
For their series that suggested that university research on new drug therapies is being tainted by relationships with profit-seeking drug companies.
The Jury
The Jury
Gregory Favre(chair )
distinguished fellow in journalism values
Linda Fibich
national news editor
John M. Lee
retired director of editorial development
Robert W. Merry
president and publisher
Richard Reeves
columnist
Tom Rosenstiel
director
Michael D. Silverman
managing editor
Winners in National Reporting
Staff
For its compelling and memorable series exploring racial experiences and attitudes across contemporary America.
Staff
For its revealing stories that question U.S. defense spending and military deployment in the post-Cold War era and offer alternatives for the future.
Staff
For a series of articles that disclosed the corporate sale of American technology to China, with U.S. government approval despite national security risks, prompting investigations and significant changes in policy.
Russell Carollo and Jeff Nesmith
For their reporting that disclosed dangerous flaws and mismanagement in the military health care system and prompted reforms.
2002 Prize Winners
Gretchen Morgenson
For her trenchant and incisive Wall Street coverage.
Staff
For its consistently outstanding photographic coverage of the terrorist attack on New York City and its aftermath.
Staff
For its comprehensive and insightful coverage, executed under the most difficult circumstances, of the terrorist attack on New York City, which recounted the day's events and their implications for the future.