Finalist: Newsday , by Lawrence C. Levy
For his campaign that was instrumental in bringing about reform of the inequities in Long Island's system of property assessment.
Winners
Prize Winner in Editorial Writing in 1999:
Editorial Board
For its effective campaign to rescue Harlem's Apollo Theatre from the financial mismanagement that threatened the landmark's survival.
Editorial Writing
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Editorial Writing in 1999:
Fred Hiatt
For his elegantly-written editorials urging America's continued commitment to international human rights issues.
The Jury
The Jury
Susan J. Albright(chair )
editor of the editorial pages
Jeff Cohen
editor
Philip Gailey
editor of editorials and vice president
Tom Scarritt
editor
Mark Zieman
editor
Winners in Editorial Writing
Bernard L. Stein
For his gracefully-written editorials on politics and other issues affecting New York City residents.
Michael Gartner
For his common sense editorials about issues deeply affecting the lives of people in his community.
Robert B. Semple
For his editorials on environmental issues.
Jeffrey Good
For his editorial campaign urging reform of Florida's probate system for settling estates.
1999 Prize Winners
Duke Ellington
Bestowed posthumously, commemorating the centennial year of his birth, in recognition of his musical genius, which evoked aesthetically the principles of democracy through the medium of jazz and thus made an indelible contribution to art and culture.
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.
Staff
For its clear and detailed coverage of a shooting rampage in which a state lottery worker killed four supervisors then himself.