Finalist: The Jonesboro (AR) Sun , by Staff
For its aggressive yet responsible coverage of a shooting at a local middle school in which two boys killed a teacher and four classmates and wounded 10 others.
Winners
Prize Winner in Breaking News Reporting in 1999:
Staff
For its clear and detailed coverage of a shooting rampage in which a state lottery worker killed four supervisors then himself.
Breaking News Reporting
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Breaking News Reporting in 1999:
Staff
For its coverage of a 12-year-old boy's electrocution at a county bus shelter and the breaking news developments in the subsequent investigation of the shelter's faulty wiring, which likely caused the boy's death.
The Jury
The Jury
Robert G. McGruder(chair )
executive editor
George Benge
executive editor
Fran Dauth
managing editor/enterprise
James R. Osteen
executive editor
Richard K. Weil Jr.
managing editor
Winners in Breaking News Reporting
Staff
For its comprehensive coverage of a botched bank robbery and subsequent police shoot-out in North Hollywood.
1999 Prize Winners
Duke Ellington
Bestowed posthumously, commemorating the centennial year of his birth, in recognition of his musical genius, which evoked aesthetically the principles of democracy through the medium of jazz and thus made an indelible contribution to art and culture.
Chuck Philips and Michael A. Hiltzik
For their stories on corruption in the entertainment industry, including a charity sham sponsored by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, illegal detoxification programs for wealthy celebrities, and a resurgence of radio payola.
Staff
For its clear and detailed coverage of a shooting rampage in which a state lottery worker killed four supervisors then himself.