For a distinguished example of reporting on such specialized subjects as sports, business, science, education and religion, Three thousand dollars ($3,000).
The Wall Street Journal , by Walt Bogdanich
For his chilling series of reports on faulty testing by American medical laboratories.
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Specialized Reporting in 1988:
Natalie Fobes
For stories and photographs portraying the Pacific salmon's struggle to survive man-made hazards.
Staff
For its report on the rise and fall of Spendthrift Farm, the famed Kentucky horse breeders.
Winners in Specialized Reporting
Alex S. Jones
For "The Fall of the House of Bingham," a skillful and sensitive report of a powerful newspaper family's bickering and how it led to the sale of a famed media empire.
Andrew Schneider and Mary Pat Flaherty
For their investigation of violations and failures in the organ transplantation system in the United States.
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.
1988 Prize Winners
Dave Barry
For his consistently effective use of humor as a device for presenting fresh insights into serious concerns.
Tom Shales
For his television criticism.