Finalist: USA Today , by Jack Kelley*
For his wide-ranging and prescient reporting on centers of foreign terrorism, often conducted at personal risk.
*In 2004, after investigating allegations of journalistic misconduct on the part of Mr. Kelley, USA Today concluded that four of the articles in this 2002 entry contained false information. Had the Board known of this at the time it would have disqualified the entry. Mr. Kelley defended his work in general but apologized for "serious mistakes."
*In 2004, after investigating allegations of journalistic misconduct on the part of Mr. Kelley, USA Today concluded that four of the articles in this 2002 entry contained false information. Had the Board known of this at the time it would have disqualified the entry. Mr. Kelley defended his work in general but apologized for "serious mistakes."
Winners
Prize Winner in Beat Reporting in 2002:
Gretchen Morgenson
For her trenchant and incisive Wall Street coverage.
Beat Reporting
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Beat Reporting in 2002:
Patrick Healy
For his reporting on education, including a compassionate examination of student suicides at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and revelations of grade inflation at Harvard University, coverage that spawned reforms.
The Jury
The Jury
Diane McFarlin(chair )
publisher
Geoffrey Gevalt
managing editor
John B. Johnson Jr.
editor and co-publisher
William K. Marimow*
editor
Rex Smith
managing editor, news
Mizell Stewart III
managing editor
Joyce Terhaar
managing editor
Winners in Beat Reporting
David Cay Johnston
For his penetrating and enterprising reporting that exposed loopholes and inequities in the U.S. tax code, which was instrumental in bringing about reforms.
George Dohrmann
For his determined reporting, despite negative reader reaction, that revealed academic fraud in the men's basketball program at the University of Minnesota.
Chuck Philips and Michael A. Hiltzik
For their stories on corruption in the entertainment industry, including a charity sham sponsored by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, illegal detoxification programs for wealthy celebrities, and a resurgence of radio payola.
Linda Greenhouse
For her consistently illuminating coverage of the United States Supreme Court.
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.