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.
The Sacramento (CA) Bee , by The Sacramento (CA) Bee
For "The Sierra in Peril," reporting by Tom Knudson that examined environmental threats and damage to the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California.
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Public Service in 1992:
Staff
For extensive reporting by Mike Casey and Russell Carollo that revealed gross national neglect of worker safety conditions and regulations and prompted workplace-reform legislation.
Staff
For articles exploring the causes and human consequences of the epidemic of gun violence in the capital area that claimed more than 3,000 lives in five years.
The Jury
The Jury
Thomas Winship(Chair)
President, Center for Foreign Journalists, Reston, Va.
Richard M. Estrada
Associate Editor of the Editorial Page, Dallas Morning News
Diane Graham
Deputy Managing Editor, Des Moines Register
Bob Herbert
Columnist, New York Daily News
Ted M. Natt
Editor and Publisher, Daily News, Longview, Wash.
Winners in Public Service
Des Moines Register
For reporting by Jane Schorer that, with the victim's consent, named a woman who had been raped --which prompt widespread reconsideration of the traditional media practice of concealing the identity of rape victims.
Washington (NC) Daily News
For revealing that the city's water supply was contaminated with carcinogens, a problem that the local government had neither disclosed nor corrected over a period of eight years.
Anchorage Daily News
For reporting about the high incidence of alcoholism and suicide among native Alaskans in a series that focused attention on their despair and resulted in various reforms.
The Charlotte Observer
For revealing misuse of funds by the PTL television ministry through persistent coverage conducted in the face of a massive campaign by PTL to discredit the newspaper.
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.