Finalist: The Miami Herald , by Justin Gillis and Lisa Getter
For their investigation of financial wrongdoing by a popular county manager, reporting which was conducted in the face of strong local opposition and which ultimately led to the official's resignation.
Winners
Prize Winner in General News Reporting in 1989:
Staff
For its exemplary initial coverage of a bus crash that claimed 27 lives and its subsequent thorough and effective examination of the causes and implications of the tragedy.
General News Reporting
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in General News Reporting in 1989:
Nancy Badertscher
For persistent reporting that revealed expense account abuses by members of the local County Board of Commissioners.
News Staff
For coverage of the fires in Yellowstone National Park.
The Jury
The Jury
Robert P. Clark(Chair)
Retired News Consultant, Harte-Hanks Newspapers, San Antonio, Tex.
Jane Amsterdam
Editor, New York Post
Norman A. Lockman
Managing Editor, News-Journal Papers, Wilmington, Del.
David Medina
Former Assistant City Editor, The Miami News
Jim Tharpe
Managing Editor, Alabama Journal
Winners in General News Reporting
Staff
For an investigation that revealed serious flaws in the Massachusetts prison furlough system and led to significant statewide reforms.
Staff
For its coverage, under deadline pressure, of the attempted takeover of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. by a European financier.
Edna Buchanan
For her versatile and consistently excellent police beat reporting.
Thomas Turcol
For City Hall coverage which exposed the corruption of a local economic development official.
1989 Prize Winners
Clarence Page
For his provocative columns on local and national affairs.
Michael Skube
For his writing about books and other literary topics.