For a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
The Boston Globe , by Staff
For its balanced and informative special report on the nuclear arms race.
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in National Reporting in 1983:
Haynes Johnson
For his reporting on the impact of the recession on communities across the nation.
Jim Henderson
For his series on the persistence of racism in the "New South" and, in a second nomination, for his reporting on the consequences of atomic testing in America.
The Jury
The Jury
Grant Dillman(Chair)
Vice President and Washington Manager, United Press International
Mary Anne Dolan
Editor, Los Angeles Herald Examiner
Michael Kidder
Managing Editor, The Sacramento Bee
David Schneiderman
Editor in Chief, The Village Voice
Winners in National Reporting
Rick Atkinson
For the uniform excellence of his reporting and writing on stories of national import.
John M. Crewdson
For his coverage of illegal aliens and immigration.
Bette Swenson Orsini and Charles Stafford
For their investigation of the Church of Scientology.
James Risser
For a series on farming damage to the environment.
1983 Prize Winners
Manuela Hoelterhoff
For her wide-ranging criticism on the arts and other subjects.