Finalist: The Washington Post , by Staff
For its sustained and often groundbreaking coverage that informed and aided the nation as it grappled with the complex and varied issues stemming from the September 11th terrorist attacks on America and their aftermath.
Winners
Prize Winner in Public Service in 2002:
The New York Times
For "A Nation Challenged," a special section published regularly after the September 11th terrorist attacks on America, which coherently and comprehensively covered the tragic events, profiled the victims, and tracked the developing story, locally and globally.
Public Service
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Public Service in 2002:
Staff
For the work of Sari Horwitz, Scott Higham and Sarah Cohen for a series that exposed the District of Columbia's role in the neglect and death of 229 children placed in protective care between 1993 and 2000, which prompted an overhaul of the city's child welfare system.
The Jury
The Jury
Howard Weaver(chair )
vice president/news
John Diaz
editorial page editor
Karla Garrett Harshaw
senior editor and editor, Cox Community Newspapers
Larry Jinks
retired publisher
Bill Mitchell
online editor and marketing director
Everett J. Mitchell II
managing editor
Geneva Overholser
Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting
Winners in Public Service
The Oregonian
For its detailed and unflinching examination of systematic problems within the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, including harsh treatment of foreign nationals and other widespread abuses, which prompted various reforms.
The Washington Post, notably for the work of Katherine Boo
that disclosed wretched neglect and abuse in the city's group homes for the mentally retarded, which forced officials to acknowledge the conditions and begin reforms.
The Washington Post
For its series that identified and analyzed patterns of reckless gunplay by city police officers who had little training or supervision.
Grand Forks (ND) Herald
For its sustained and informative coverage, vividly illustrated with photographs, that helped hold its community together in the wake of flooding, a blizzard and a fire that devastated much of the city, including the newspaper plant itself.
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.