1993 Pulitzer Prize
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The 1993 Pulitzer Prizes were:
Journalism awards
- Public Service:
- The Miami Herald, for coverage that not only helped readers cope with Hurricane Andrew's devastation but also showed how lax zoning, inspection and building codes had contributed to the destruction.
- Spot News Reporting:
- Staff of the Los Angeles Times, for balanced, comprehensive, penetrating coverage under deadline pressure of the second, most destructive day of the Los Angeles riots.
- Investigative Reporting:
- Jeff Brazil and Stephen Berry, Orlando Sentinel, for exposing the unjust seizure of millions of dollars from motorists—most of them minorities—by a sheriff's drug squad.
- Explanatory Journalism:
- Mike Toner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, for "When Bugs Fight Back," a series that explored the diminishing effectiveness of antibiotics and pesticides.
- Beat Reporting:
- Paul Ingrassia and Joseph B. Whit, The Wall Street Journal, for often exclusive coverage of General Motors' management turmoil.
- National Reporting:
- David Maraniss, The Washington Post, for his revealing articles on the life and political record of candidate Bill Clinton.
- International Reporting:
- Roy Gutman, Newsday, For his courageous and persistent reporting that disclosed atrocities and other human rights violations in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Feature Writing:
- George Lardner Jr., The Washington Post, for his unflinching examination of his daughter's murder by a violent man who had slipped through the criminal justice system.
- Commentary:
- Liz Balmaseda, The Miami Herald, for her commentary from Haiti about deteriorating political and social conditions and her columns about Cuban-Americans in Miami.
- Criticism:
- Michael Dirda, The Washington Post, for his book reviews.
- Editorial Writing:
- No Award Given
- Editorial Cartooning:
- Spot News Photography:
- Ken Geiger and William Snyder, The Dallas Morning News, for their dramatic photographs of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
- Feature Photography:
- Staff of Associated Press, for its portfolio of images drawn from the 1992 presidential campaign.
Letters awards
Arts awards
- Drama:
- Music:
- Trombone Concerto by Christopher Rouse (Helicon Music)
Premiered December 30, 1992, in New York by the New York Philharmonic.
