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1985 Pulitzer Prizes

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Journalism

Category
Winners
Finalists
Public Service

Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram

For reporting by Mark J. Thompson which revealed that nearly 250 U.S. servicemen had lost their lives as a result of a design problem in helicopters built by Bell Helicopter -a revelation which ultimately led the Army to ground almost 600 Huey helicopters pending their modification.
Finalists:
Staff of Chicago Tribune
Staff of Casper (WY) Star-Tribune
Investigative Reporting

William K. Marimow of The Philadelphia Inquirer

For his revelation that city police dogs had attacked more than 350 people -- an expose that led to investigations of the K-9 unit and the removal of a dozen officers from it.

Lucy Morgan and Jack Reed of St. Petersburg (FL) Times

For their thorough reporting on Pasco County Sheriff John Short, which revealed his department's corruption and led to his removal from office by voters.
Finalists:
Mark J. Thompson of Fort Worth Star-Telegram
National Reporting

Thomas J. Knudson of Des Moines Register

For his series of articles that examined the dangers of farming as an occupation.
Finalists:
Robert Parry of Associated Press
Washington Bureau Staff of The Wall Street Journal
Commentary

Murray Kempton of Newsday, Long Island, NY

For witty and insightful reflection on public issues in 1984 and throughout a distinguished career.
Finalists:
Martin F. Nolan of The Boston Globe
Molly Ivins of Dallas Times Herald
Feature Photography

Larry C. Price of The Philadelphia Inquirer

For his series of photographs from Angola and El Salvador depicting their war-torn inhabitants.

Stan Grossfeld of The Boston Globe

For his series of photographs of the famine in Ethiopia and for his pictures of illegal aliens on the Mexican border.
Finalists:
Stormi Greener of Minneapolis Star and Tribune
Sebastiao Salgado Jr. of Magnum Photos, Paris (published in The New York Times)
General News Reporting

Thomas Turcol of Virginian-Pilot and Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA

For City Hall coverage which exposed the corruption of a local economic development official.
Finalists:
Jonathan Kaufman of The Boston Globe
Staff of Independent Record, Helena, MT
Explanatory Journalism

Jon Franklin of The Baltimore Evening Sun

For his seven-part series "The Mind Fixers," about the new science of molecular psychiatry.
Finalists:
Pam Sprague and Rob Orcutt of Daily Herald, Wausau, WI
Staff of Greensboro (NC) News & Record
Specialized Reporting

Randall Savage and Jackie Crosby of Macon (GA) Telegraph and News

For their in-depth examination of academics and athletics at the University of Georgia and the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Finalists:
Gary S. Rosenblatt of Baltimore Jewish Times, a weekly
Mike Klingaman of The Baltimore Evening Sun

Special Citations

Special Citations and Awards

William Schuman

For more than half a century of contribution to American music as composer and educational leader.

Books, Drama & Music

Category
Winners
Finalists
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