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Finalist: Associated Press , by Mohamed Rawas

For his telling photograph of a grieving Palestinian woman holding a picture of her dead son.

Winners

Prize Winner in Spot News Photography in 1984:

Stan Grossfeld

For his series of unusual photographs which reveal the effects of war on the people of Lebanon. Spot News Photography

Finalists

Nominated as finalists in Spot News Photography in 1984:

Bill Foley

For his dramatic photograph of U.S. Marines rescuing an injured comrade after the terrorist attack on the U.S. Marine compound in Beirut.

James Lott III

For his photograph of a young boy being comforted by a fireman in the aftermath of a neighborhood apartment house blaze.

The Jury

Ted M. Natt(Chair)

Editor and Publisher, The Daily News, Longview, Wash.

Earl Calloway

Associate Editor, Chicago Defender

Jonathan Marshall

Editor and Publisher, Scottsdale Daily Progress

Richard A. Nenneman

Managing Editor, The Christian Science Monitor

Gilbert L. Watson III

Assistant Managing Editor/Features, The Baltimore Sun

Winners in Spot News Photography

Bill Foley

For his moving series of pictures of victims and survivors of the massacre in the Sabra Camp in Beirut.

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.

1984 Prize Winners