"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."
"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.."
"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."
"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."
"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."
