For a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper through the use of its journalistic resources which may include editorials, cartoons, and photographs, as well as reporting, a gold medal.
Point Reyes Light , by Point Reyes Light
For its investigation of Synanon.
The Jury
The Jury
Norman E. Isaacs(Chair)
Chairman, National News Council
Mary Lou Werner Forbes
Deputy Portfolio Editor, The Washington Star
Frank McCulloch
Managing Editor, The Sacramento Bee
Michael J. O'Neill
Editor, New York Daily News
Michael E. Pulitzer
Editor and Publisher, Arizona Daily Star; Associate Editor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Winners in Public Service
The Philadelphia Inquirer
For a series of articles showing abuses of power by the police in its home city.
Lufkin (TX) News
For an obituary of a local man who died in Marine training camp, which grew into an investigation of that death and a fundamental reform in the recruiting and training practices of the United States Marine Corps.
Anchorage Daily News
For its disclosures of the impact and influence of the Teamsters Union on Alaska's economy and politics.
The Boston Globe
For its massive and balanced coverage of the Boston school desegregation crisis.