HONORS

The Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting, awarded since 1991.

1991	Natalie Angier	New York Times, for her compelling and illuminating reports on a variety of scientific topics.
1992	Deborah Blum	Sacramento Bee, for her series, "The Monkey Wars," which explored the complex ethical and moral questions surrounding primate research.
1993	Paul Ingrassia and Joseph B. White	Wall Street Journal, for often exclusive coverage of General Motors' management turmoil.
1994	Eric Freedman and Jim Mitzelfeld	Detroit News, for dogged reporting that disclosed flagrant spending abuses at Michigan's House Fiscal Agency.
1995	David Shribman	Boston Globe, for his analytical reporting on Washington developments and the national scene.
1996	Bob Keeler	Newsday, for his detailed portrait of a progressive local Catholic parish and its parishioners.
1997	Byron Acohido	Seattle Times, for his coverage of the aerospace industry, notably an exhaustive investigation of rudder control problems on the Boeing 737, which contributed to new FAA requirements for major improvements.
1998	Linda Greenhouse	New York Times, for her consistently illuminating coverage of the United States Supreme Court.
1999	Chuck Philips and Michael Hiltzik	Los Angeles Times, for their stories on corruption in the entertainment industry, including a charity sham sponsored by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, illegal detoxification programs for wealthy celebrities, and a resurgence of radio payola.
2000	George Dohrmann	Saint Paul Pioneer Press, for his determined reporting, despite negative reader reaction, that revealed academic fraud in the men.s basketball program at the University of Minnesota.
2001	David Cay Johnston	New York Times, for his penetrating and enterprising reporting that exposed loopholes and inequities in the U.S. tax code, which was instrumental in bringing about reforms.
2002	Gretchen Morgenson	New York Times, for her trenchant and incisive Wall Street coverage.
2003	Diana K. Sugg	Baltimore Sun, for her absorbing, often poignant stories that illuminated complex medical issues through the lives of people.
2004	Daniel Golden	Wall Street Journal, for his compelling and meticulously documented stories on admission preferences given to the children of alumni and donors at American universities.

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