1993 Pulitzer Prize

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:
• *Stephen R. Benson, The Arizona Republic
• 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

• Fiction:
• *A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain by Robert Olen Butler
• History:
• *The Radicalism of the American Revolution by Gordon S. Wood
• Biography or Autobiography:
• *Truman by David McCullough
• Poetry:
• *The Wild Iris by Louise Glück
• General Non-Fiction:
• * by Garry Wills

  Arts awards

• Drama:
• * by Tony Kushner
• Music:
• *Trombone Concerto by Christopher Rouse