1986 Pulitzer Prize

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1986.

Journalism

*Public service: "The Denver Post"
**"For its in-depth study of "missing children", which revealed that most are involved in custody disputes or are runaways, and which helped mitigate national fears stirred by exaggerated statistics."

*General news reporting: Edna Buchanan of "The Miami Herald"
**"For her versatile and consistently excellent police beat reporting."

*Investigative reporting: Jeffrey A. Marx and Michael M. York of the "Lexington Herald Leader"
**"For their series "Playing Above the Rules," which exposed cash payoffs to University of Kentucky basketball players in violation of NCAA regulations and led to significant reforms.."

*Explanatory reporting: Staff of "The New York Times"
**"For a six-part comprehensive series on the Strategic Defense Initiative, which explored the scientific, political and foreign policy issues involved in 'Star Wars'."

*Specialized Reporting: Andrew Schneider and Mary Pat Flaherty of the "Pittsburgh Press"
**For their investigation of violations and failures in the organ transplantation system in the United States."

*National reporting: Craig Flournoy and George Rodrigue of "The Dallas Morning News"
**"For their investigation into subsidized housing in East Texas, which uncovered patterns of racial discrimination and segregation in public housing across the United States and led to significant reforms."

*National reporting: Arthur Howe of "The Philadelphia Inquirer"
**"For his enterprising and indefatigable reporting on massive deficiencies in IRS processing of tax returns-reporting that eventually inspired major changes in IRS procedures and prompted the agency to make a public apology to U.S. taxpayers."

*International reporting: Lewis M. Simons, Pete Carey and Katherine Ellison of the "San Jose Mercury News"
**"For their June 1985 series that documented massive transfers of wealth abroad by President Marcos and his associates and had a direct impact on subsequent political developments in the Philippines and the United States."

*Feature writing: John Camp of "St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch"
**"For his five-part series examining the life of an American farm family faced with the worst U.S. agricultural crisis since the Depression."

*Commentary: Jimmy Breslin of the "New York Daily News"
**"For columns which consistently champion ordinary citizens"

*Criticism: Donal Henahan of "The New York Times"
**"For his music criticism."

*Editorial writing: Jack Fuller of the "Chicago Tribune"
**"For his editorials on constitutional issues."

*Editorial cartooning: Jules Feiffer of "The Village Voice", New York City

*Spot news photography: Carol Guzy and Michel duCille of the "Miami Herald"
**"For their photographs of the devastation caused by the eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia."

*Feature photography:Tom Gralish of "The Philadelphia Inquirer"
**"For his series of photographs of Philadelphia's homeless."

Letters and Drama

* Fiction: "Lonesome Dove" by Larry McMurtry

* History: "...the Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age" by Walter A. McDougall

* Biography or autobiography: "Louise Bogan: A Portrait" by Elizabeth Frank

* Poetry: "The Flying Change" by Henry Taylor

* General non-fiction: "Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families" by J. Anthony Lukas

* General non-fiction: "" by Joseph Lelyveld

* Music: "Wind Quintet IV" by George Perle Premiered on October 2, 1985

ource

* [http://www.pulitzer.org/cyear/1986w.html The Pulitzer Prizes for 1986]