Finalist: Dallas Times Herald , by Jim Henderson and Hugh Aynesworth
For their persistent and thorough investigation of self-proclaimed mass murderer Henry Lee Lucas, which exposed him as the perpetrator of a massive hoax.
Winners
Prize Winner in National Reporting in 1986:
Craig Flournoy and George Rodrigue
For their investigation into subsidized housing in East Texas, which uncovered patterns of racial discrimination and segregation in public housing across the United States and led to significant reforms.
National Reporting
The Jury
The Jury
Frank McCulloch(Chair)
Managing Editor, San Francisco Examiner
William German
Executive Editor, San Francisco Chronicle
David Kraslow
Publisher, The Miami News
W. Curtis Riddle
Managing Editor, Cincinnati Enquirer
James Risser*
Director, John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships, Stanford University
Winners in National Reporting
Thomas J. Knudson
For his series of articles that examined the dangers of farming as an occupation.
John Noble Wilford
For reporting on a wide variety of scientific topics of national import.
Staff
For its balanced and informative special report on the nuclear arms race.
Rick Atkinson
For the uniform excellence of his reporting and writing on stories of national import.
1986 Prize Winners
Jimmy Breslin
For columns which consistently champion ordinary citizens.
Donal Henahan
For his music criticism.