List of Pulitzer Prizes Awarded To The New York Times - 1980s

1980s

• 1981: Dave Anderson, for his "Sports of The Times" column, an example of distinguished commentary; John M. Crewdson, for his coverage of illegal aliens and immigration, a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs.
• 1982: John Darnton, for his coverage of the crisis in Poland, a distinguished example of international reporting; Jack Rosenthal, deputy editorial page editor, for a distinguished example of editorial page writing.
• 1983: Thomas L. Friedman, for his coverage of the war in Lebanon, a distinguished example of international reporting; Nan C. Robertson, for her article in The New York Times Magazine on her experience with toxic shock syndrome, a distinguished example of feature writing.
• 1984: Paul Goldberger, for distinguished architecture criticism; John Noble Wilford, for national reporting on a wide variety of scientific topics.
• 1986: Donal Henahan, music critic, for distinguished criticism; The New York Times, for explanatory journalism: a series of articles on the Strategic Defense Initiative, the "Star Wars" program.
• 1987: The New York Times, for national reporting on causes of the Challenger shuttle disaster; Alex S. Jones, for distinguished specialized reporting on the dissension that dissolved a Louisville newspaper dynasty.
• 1988: Thomas L. Friedman, for coverage of Israel, a distinguished example of reporting on international affairs.
• 1989: Bill Keller, for coverage of the Soviet Union, a distinguished example of reporting on international affairs.