Associated Press , by Staff
For photographs of the attempted coup in Russia and the subsequent collapse of the Communist regime.
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Spot News Photography in 1992:
David C. Turnley
For a photograph from the Persian Gulf War of a grieving American soldier sitting by the body of a slain friend.
Staff
For photographs of Albanian refugees stranded in Italy.
The Jury
The Jury
Michel duCille(Chair)
Picture Editor, Washington Post
Peter Bhatia
Managing Editor, Sacramento (Calif.) Bee
Margaret Downing
Managing Editor, Houston Post
Mike Smith
Director of Photography, Detroit Free Press
Frank O. Sotomayor
Editor, Nuestro Tiempo Section, Los Angeles Times
Winners in Spot News Photography
Greg Marinovich
For a series of photographs of supporters of South Africa's African National Congress brutally murdering a man they believed to be a Zulu spy.
Photo Staff
For photographs of devastation caused by the Bay Area earthquake of October 17, 1989.
Ron Olshwanger
For a picture published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch of a firefighter giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a child pulled from a burning building.
Scott Shaw
For his photograph of the child Jessica McClure being rescued from the well into which she had fallen.
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.