Finalist: The Arizona Republic , by Mike Masterson and Chuck Cook
For their stories about risks to elderly Americans from prescription errors, drug interactions and medication abuse.
Winners
Prize Winner in Specialized Reporting in 1989:
Edward Humes
For his in-depth reporting on the military establishment in Southern California.
Specialized Reporting
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Specialized Reporting in 1989:
Dennis Anderson
For his stories detailing the problems and abuses that endanger America's waterfowl.
The Jury
The Jury
Donald H. Forst(Chair)
Editor, New York Newsday
Jacqui Banaszynski*
Special Projects Reporter/Feature Writer, St. Paul Pioneer Press
Jonathan Friendly
Executive Editor, Master's Program in Journalism, University of Michigan
Ken Winter
Editor & General Manager, Petoskey (Mich.) News-Review
David R. Witke
Executive Sports Editor, Des Moines Register
Winners in Specialized Reporting
Walt Bogdanich
For his chilling series of reports on faulty testing by American medical laboratories.
Alex S. Jones
For "The Fall of the House of Bingham," a skillful and sensitive report of a powerful newspaper family's bickering and how it led to the sale of a famed media empire.
Andrew Schneider and Mary Pat Flaherty
For their investigation of violations and failures in the organ transplantation system in the United States.
Randall Savage and Jackie Crosby
For their in-depth examination of academics and athletics at the University of Georgia and the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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.