Journalism Awards
- Public Service:
- Gannett News Service, for its series on financial contributions to the Pauline Fathers.
- Local General or Spot News Reporting:
- Staff of The Philadelphia Inquirer, for coverage of the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island.
- Local Investigative Specialized Reporting:
- Stephen A. Kurkjian, Alexander B. Hawes Jr., Nils Bruzelius, Joan Vennochi and Robert M. Porterfield of The Boston Globe Spotlight Team, for articles on Boston's transit system.
- National Reporting:
- Bette Swenson Orsini and Charles Stafford of the St. Petersburg Times, for their investigation of the Church of Scientology.
- International Reporting:
- Joel Brinkley, reporter and Jay Mather, photographer of The Louisville Courier-Journal, for stories from Cambodia.
- Feature Writing:
- Madeleine Blais of The Miami Herald, for Zepp's Last Stand.
- Commentary:
- Ellen H. Goodman of The Boston Globe
- Criticism:
- William A. Henry III of The Boston Globe, for critical writing about television.
- Editorial Writing:
- Robert L. Bartley of The Wall Street Journal
- Editorial Cartooning:
- Don Wright of The Miami News
- Spot News Photography:
- Anonymous, distributed by United Press International, for Firing Squad in Iran. In 2006, the photographer was identified as Jahangir Razmi.
- Feature Photography:
- Erwin H. Hagler of The Dallas Times Herald, for a series on the Western cowboy.
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