For distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, moral purpose, sound reasoning and power to influence public opinion in what the writer conceives to be the right direction, due account being taken of the whole volume of the editorial writer’s work during the year, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
Georgia Gazette , by Albert Scardino
For his series of editorials on various local and state matters.
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Editorial Writing in 1984:
Lois Wille
For her series of editorials which stressed ways to make Chicago city government more economical and efficient.
Ralph Bennett, Jonathan Freedman and Lynne Carrier
For their series of editorials on immigration problems and policies.
The Jury
The Jury
Ellen Goodman(Chair)*
Columnist, The Boston Globe
Paul Greenberg*
Editorial Page Editor, Pine Bluff (Ark.) Commercial
Robert E. Hartley
Publisher, Bellevue Journal-American
Michael Kidder
Managing Editor, The Sacramento Bee
Burl Osborne
Senior Vice President and Editor, The Dallas Morning News
Winners in Editorial Writing
Editorial Board
For its campaign against the detention of illegal Haitian immigrants by federal officials.
1984 Prize Winners
Paul Goldberger
For architectural criticism.