Finalist: Philadelphia Daily News , by Staff
For its crusade on behalf of the city's neglected parks.
Winners
Prize Winner in Editorial Writing in 2002:
Alex Raksin and Bob Sipchen
For their comprehensive and powerfully written editorials exploring the issues and dilemmas provoked by mentally ill people dwelling on the streets.
Editorial Writing
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Editorial Writing in 2002:
William H. Freivogel
For his editorials, passionate and powerful, opposing the nomination and policies of U.S. Attorney General John D. Ashcroft.
The Jury
The Jury
John Hughes(chair )*
editor/chief operating officer
Richard Aregood*
editorial page editor
Richard Galant
deputy managing editor
Ellen Soeteber
editor
Mark Travis
senior editor
Winners in Editorial Writing
David Moats
For his even-handed and influential series of editorials commenting on the divisive issues arising from civil unions for same-sex couples.
John C. Bersia
For his passionate editorial campaign attacking predatory lending practices in the state, which prompted changes in local lending regulations.
Editorial Board
For its effective campaign to rescue Harlem's Apollo Theatre from the financial mismanagement that threatened the landmark's survival.
Bernard L. Stein
For his gracefully-written editorials on politics and other issues affecting New York City residents.
2002 Prize Winners
Gretchen Morgenson
For her trenchant and incisive Wall Street coverage.
Staff
For its consistently outstanding photographic coverage of the terrorist attack on New York City and its aftermath.
Staff
For its comprehensive and insightful coverage, executed under the most difficult circumstances, of the terrorist attack on New York City, which recounted the day's events and their implications for the future.