(37 entries)

Judge: Rich Read, reporter, The Oregonian
Read won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for a series of stories that explored the domestic impact of the Asian economic crisis by profiling the Northwest industry that exports frozen french fries to Asia.

First Place
BRYN BAILER
Arizona Daily Star
"Father hopes son's murder can be solved while he's still alive."
"The writer uses direct, spare language to construct a vivid, compelling mystery story. The piece is was almost as dogged as its subject, a man still trying 30 years later to find out who killed his son."

Second Place
PAUL RUBIN
Phoenix New Times
"Pride and prejudice."
"Exhaustive reporting produced this close-up look at the tragedy of a young immigrant's suicide and the issues it raised."

Third Place
GARY NELSON
The Tribune
"See ya 20th Century."
"The contest rules call for creativity, clarity and flair, and this piece has it all, turning what might have been a plodding review of the 20th century into an imaginative, fun and yet profound piece."