Finalist: Los Angeles Herald Examiner, by Michael Haering
For a shot of a girl being struck by a car at a street demonstration in Beverly Hills.
Winners
Prize Winner in Spot News Photography in 1980:
Jahangir Razmi
For the photograph "Firing Squad in Iran" that was distributed by United Press International. The photographer remained anonymous until his identity was revealed, with his consent, by Josh Prager of The Wall Street Journal in 2006.
Spot News Photography
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Spot News Photography in 1980:
Robert L. Gay
For a series on a crazed veteran and a churchful of hostages.
The Jury
The Jury
Joan Beck
Editorial Board Member, Chicago Tribune
Harold Blumenfield
Retired Executive Newspictures Editor, United Press International
Robert W. Duffy
Arts Editor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
C. Thomas Hardin
Director of Photography, The Courier Journal and Louisville Times
Arthur Rothstein
Director of Photography, Parade
Winners in Spot News Photography
Thomas J. Kelly III
For a series called "Tragedy on Sanatoga Road."
John H. Blair
For a photograph of an Indianapolis broker being held hostage at gunpoint.
Stanley Forman
For his photograph of a youth using the flag as a lance in street disorders.
Stanley Forman
For his sequence of photographs of a fire in Boston on July 22, 1975.
1980 Prize Winners
William A. Henry III
For critical writing about television.