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Finalist: Vineyard Gazette , by Staff

For its coverage of the destruction to the island community of Martha's Vineyard by Hurricane Bob.

Winners

Prize Winner in Spot News Reporting in 1992:

Staff

For coverage of a midnight subway derailment in Manhattan that left five passengers dead and more than 200 injured. Spot News Reporting

Finalists

Nominated as finalists in Spot News Reporting in 1992:

Staff

For its coverage of a helicopter crash in a local schoolyard that killed U.S. Senator John Heinz and six others.

The Jury

Dennis A. Britton(Chair)

Editor and Senior Vice President, Chicago Sun-Times

Judy Bolch

Assistant Managing Editor, Sports/Features, Raleigh (N.C.) News and Observer

Dave Curtin*

General Assignment Reporter, Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph

Forrest M. Landon

Executive Editor/Vice President, Roanoke (Va.) Times & World News

Jerry Nachman

Editor, New York Post

Winners in Spot News Reporting

Staff

For stories profiling a local cult leader, his followers, and their links to several area murders.

1992 Prize Winners

Deborah Blum

For her series, "The Monkey Wars," which explored the complex ethical and moral questions surrounding primate research.