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The 1990 Pulitzer Prize Winner in National Reporting
For a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs, Three thousand dollars ($3,000).

The Seattle Times , by Ross Anderson, Bill Dietrich, Mary Ann Gwinn and Eric Nalder

For coverage of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and its aftermath.

Finalists

Nominated as finalists in National Reporting in 1990:

Charles R. Babcock

For incisive reporting of abuses of power committed by members of Congress.

Gilbert M. Gaul

For reporting that disclosed how the American blood industry operates with little governmental regulation or supervision.

The Jury

John S. Driscoll(Chair)

Editor, The Boston Globe

J. Taylor Buckley

Senior Editor, USA Today

Allan W. Cromley

Senior Correspondent, Washington Bureau, Daily Oklahoman

Steve Lovelady

Associate Executive Editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Helen Thomas

White House Bureau Chief/Reporter, United Press International

Winners in National Reporting

1989

Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele

For their 15-month investigation of "rifle shot" provisions in the Tax Reform Act of 1986, a series that aroused such widespread public indignation that Congress subsequently rejected proposals giving special tax breaks to many politically connected individuals and businesses.
1988

Tim Weiner

For his series of reports on a secret Pentagon budget used by the government to sponsor defense research and an arms buildup.
1987

Staff

For its exclusive reporting and persistent coverage of the U.S. -- Iran-Contra connection.
1986

Craig Flournoy and George Rodrigue

For their investigation into subsidized housing in East Texas, which uncovered patterns of racial discrimination and segregation in public housing across the United States and led to significant reforms.
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1990 Prize Winners

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