1993 Pulitzer Prize

The 1993 Pulitzer Prizes were:

Journalism awards

*Public Service:
**"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 "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/ Louise Toner, "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, "Wall Street Journal", for often exclusive coverage of General Motors' management turmoil.
*National Reporting:
**David Maraniss, "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., "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, "Miami Herald", for her commentary from Haiti about deteriorating political and social conditions and her columns about Cuban-Americans in Miami.
*Criticism:
**Michael Dirda, "Washington Post", for his book reviews.
*Editorial Writing:
**No Award Given
*Editorial Cartooning:
**Stephen R. Benson, "Arizona Republic"
*Spot News Photography:
**Ken Geiger and William Snyder, "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

*Fiction:
**"A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain" by Robert Olen Butler (ISBN 0-802-13798-9)
*History:
**"The Radicalism of the American Revolution" by Gordon S. Wood (ISBN 0-679-73688-3)
*Biography or Autobiography:
**"Truman" by David McCullough (ISBN 0-671-86920-5)
*Poetry:
**"The Wild Iris" by Louise Glück (ISBN 0-880-01334-6)
*General Non-Fiction:
**"" by Garry Wills (ISBN 0-743-29963-9)

Arts awards

*Drama:
**"" by Tony Kushner (ISBN 1-559-36061-5)
*Music:
**"Trombone Concerto" by Christopher RousePremiered December 30, 1992, in New York by the New York Philharmonic.

External links

*http://www.pulitzer.org/cyear/1993w.html