For a distinguished example of reporting on such specialized subjects as sports, business, science, education and religion, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
Macon (GA) Telegraph and News , by Randall Savage and Jackie Crosby
For their in-depth examination of academics and athletics at the University of Georgia and the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Specialized Reporting in 1985:
Gary S. Rosenblatt
For his analysis of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles and other Jewish concerns.
Mike Klingaman
For a series on the effects of alcohol abuse by high school athletes.
The Jury
The Jury
Frank McCulloch(Chair)
Executive Editor, McClatchy Newspapers
Susan Clark Jackson
President and Publisher, Binghamton (N.Y.) Press Company and Vice President, Gannett Northeast
Lee Porter
Editor and Publisher, The Daily Ardmoreite, Ardmore, Okla.
Robert E. Rhodes
Executive Editor, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
John J. Smee
Retired Associate Editor, New York Daily News
1985 Prize Winners
Murray Kempton
For witty and insightful reflection on public issues in 1984 and throughout a distinguished career.
Howard Rosenberg
For his television criticism.