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The 1990 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Specialized Reporting

Finalist: Newsday , by Jim Dwyer

For his coverage of the New York City subway system.

Winners

Prize Winner in Specialized Reporting in 1990:

Tamar Stieber

For persistent reporting that linked a rare blood disorder to an over-the-counter dietary supplement, L-Tryptophan, and led to a national recall of the product. Specialized Reporting

Finalists

Nominated as finalists in Specialized Reporting in 1990:

Claire Spiegel

For an investigation of mismanagement and abuses at a Los Angeles medical center, stories that led to improvements in patient care and policies at the hospital.

The Jury

Leonard Downie, Jr.(Chair)

Managing Editor, The Washington Post

Walt Bogdanich*

Special Writer, The Wall Street Journal

David Hall

Editor/Vice President, The Record, Hackensack, N.J.

David R. Witke

Executive Sports Editor, Des Moines Register

Winners in Specialized Reporting

1989

Edward Humes

For his in-depth reporting on the military establishment in Southern California.
1988

Walt Bogdanich

For his chilling series of reports on faulty testing by American medical laboratories.
1987

Alex S. Jones

For "The Fall of the House of Bingham," a skillful and sensitive report of a powerful newspaper family's bickering and how it led to the sale of a famed media empire.
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1990 Prize Winners

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