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The 1990 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Investigative Reporting

Finalist: Lexington (KY) Herald Leader , by Staff

For "Cheating Our Children." a series that examined local political abuses and their damaging effect on Kentucky's public schools.

Winners

Prize Winner in Investigative Reporting in 1990:

Lou Kilzer and Chris Ison

For reporting that exposed a network of local citizens who had links to members of the St. Paul fire department and who profited from fires, including some described by the fire department itself as being of suspicious origin. Investigative Reporting

Finalists

Nominated as finalists in Investigative Reporting in 1990:

Olive Talley

For an investigation disclosing the inadequate health care system in America's federal prisons, reporting that prompted a Congressional inquiry.

The Jury

Andrew Barnes(Chair)

Editor, President & CEO, St. Petersburg Times

Bill Dedman*

Staff Writer, The Washington Post

Andrew Schneider*

Reporter, Pittsburgh Press and Scripps Howard News Service

Charles Shepard

Reporter, Charlotte Observer

Norma J. Sosa

National Desk, The New York Times

Winners in Investigative Reporting

1989

Bill Dedman

For his investigation of the racial discrimination practiced by lending institutions in Atlanta, reporting which led to significant reforms in those policies.
1987

John Woestendiek

For outstanding prison beat reporting, which included proving the innocence of a man convicted of murder.
1986

Jeffrey A. Marx and Michael M. York

For their series "Playing Above the Rules," which exposed cash payoffs to University of Kentucky basketball players in violation of NCAA regulations and led to significant reforms.
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1990 Prize Winners

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