Finalist: The Wall Street Journal , by Paul Gigot
For his insightful columns on Washington politics.
Winners
Prize Winner in Commentary in 1995:
Jim Dwyer
For his compelling and compassionate columns about New York City.
Commentary
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Commentary in 1995:
Carl T. Rowan
For his columns disclosing corruption and mismanagement at the NAACP, which prompted reforms at the civil rights organization.
The Jury
The Jury
Gerald M. Boyd(chair )
assistant managing editor
Jim Amoss
editor
Maria Henson*
editorial writer and columnist
C. Michael Pride
editor
Philip Terzian
associate editor/columnist
Winners in Commentary
William Raspberry
For his compelling commentaries on a variety of social and political topics.
Liz Balmaseda
For her commentary from Haiti about deteriorating political and social conditions and her columns about Cuban-Americans in Miami.
Anna Quindlen
For her compelling columns on a wide range of personal and political topics.
Jim Hoagland
For searching and prescient columns on events leading up to the Gulf War and on the political problems of Mikhail Gorbachev.
1995 Prize Winners
David Shribman
For his analytical reporting on Washington developments and the national scene.
Jim Dwyer
For his compelling and compassionate columns about New York City.
Margo Jefferson
For her book reviews and other cultural criticism.