For a distinguished example of investigative reporting within a newspaper's area of circulation by an individual or team, presented as a single article or series, Three thousand dollars ($3,000).
The Indianapolis Star , by Joseph T. Hallinan and Susan M. Headden
For their shocking series on medical malpractice in the state.
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Investigative Reporting in 1991:
Candy J. Cooper
For reports revealing that the Oakland Police Department had routinely neglected to investigate rape charges, which prompted the reopening of more than 200 cases.
Ray Herndon
For persistent reporting that freed an innocent man serving a 55-year prison sentence.
The Jury
The Jury
William K. Marimow(Chair)*
City Editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Walt Bogdanich*
Special Writer, The Wall Street Journal
Betty M. Gray
Staff Writer, Washington (N.C.) Daily News
Ben Johnson
Assistant Managing Editor, St. Petersburg Times
Eric Nalder
Chief Investigative Reporter, The Seattle Times
Winners in Investigative Reporting
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.
Bill Dedman
For his investigation of the racial discrimination practiced by lending institutions in Atlanta, reporting which led to significant reforms in those policies.
Dean Baquet, William Gaines and Ann Marie Lipinski
For their detailed reporting on the self-interest and waste that plague Chicago's City Council.
John Woestendiek
For outstanding prison beat reporting, which included proving the innocence of a man convicted of murder.
1991 Prize Winners
Natalie Angier
For her compelling and illuminating reports on a variety of scientific topics.
Jim Hoagland
For searching and prescient columns on events leading up to the Gulf War and on the political problems of Mikhail Gorbachev.
David Shaw
For his critiques of the way in which the media, including his own paper, reported the McMartin Pre-School child molestation case.