Finalist: Florida Today , by Michael R. Brown and Malcolm A. Denemark
For their photographs of the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.
Winners
Prize Winner in Spot News Photography in 1987:
Kim Komenich
For his photographic coverage of the fall of Ferdinand Marcos.
Spot News Photography
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Spot News Photography in 1987:
Bernie Boston
For his photograph of Coretta Scott King at the unveiling of a bronze bust of her late husband in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
The Jury
The Jury
Ralph Langer(Chair)
Vice President and Executive Editor, The Dallas Morning News
Dale Allen
Editor, Akron Beacon Journal
N. Christian Anderson
Editor, Orange County Register
Brian Lanker*
Freelance Photographer, Eugene, Ore.
James P. Willse
Managing Editor, New York Daily News
Winners in Spot News Photography
Carol Guzy and Michel du Cille
For their photographs of the devastation caused by the eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia.
Photography Staff
For their exceptional coverage of the Olympic games.
Stan Grossfeld
For his series of unusual photographs which reveal the effects of war on the people of Lebanon.
Bill Foley
For his moving series of pictures of victims and survivors of the massacre in the Sabra Camp in Beirut.
1987 Prize Winners
Charles Krauthammer
For his witty and insightful columns on national issues.
Richard Eder
For his book reviews.