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).
Dallas Morning News , by Lorraine Adams and Dan Malone
For reporting that charged Texas police with extensive misconduct and abuses of power.
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Investigative Reporting in 1992:
Jennifer Hyman
For an investigation that revealed secret links between the Rochester Institute of Technology and the CIA.
Staff
For its persistent investigation of financial abuses at a University of South Carolina foundation, which prompted significant reforms.
The Jury
The Jury
Joseph Lelyveld(Chair)*
Managing Editor, New York Times
Mary Pat Flaherty
Reporter, Pittsburgh Press
Don Flores
President and Publisher, Iowa City Press-Citizen
Sydney P. Freedberg
Staff Writer, Miami Herald
Ben Johnson
Assistant Managing Editor, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
Winners in Investigative Reporting
Joseph T. Hallinan and Susan M. Headden
For their shocking series on medical malpractice in the state.
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.
1992 Prize Winners
Deborah Blum
For her series, "The Monkey Wars," which explored the complex ethical and moral questions surrounding primate research.
Anna Quindlen
For her compelling columns on a wide range of personal and political topics.