Finalist: The Philadelphia Inquirer , by Loretta Tofani

For stories about a heroin addict's pregnancy and the birth of her addicted infant.

Winners

Prize Winner in Feature Writing in 1989:

For his richly compelling series, "Being Black in South Africa." Feature Writing

Nominated as finalists in Feature Writing in 1989:

For his stories about a local priest accused of sexual abuse.

For her story about the accidental drowning of three brothers and the effect it had on their small Missouri town.

Editor, The Boston Globe

Managing Editor, The Commercial Appeal

Editor, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle/Times-Union

Associate Editor, Dallas Times Herald

1988

For her moving series about the life and death of an AIDS victim in a rural farm community.

1987

For his illuminating profile of life aboard an aircraft carrier.

1986

For his five-part series examining the life of an American farm family faced with the worst U.S. agricultural crisis since the Depression.

1985

For her account of a blind boy's world, "A Boy of Unusual Vision."

Biography

Commentary

For his provocative columns on local and national affairs.

Criticism

For his writing about books and other literary topics.

Drama