Public Service: The Sacramento (Cal.) Bee. For "The Sierra in Peril," reporting by Tom Knudson that examined environmental threats and damage to the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California.

Spot News Reporting: The Staff, New York Newsday. For coverage of a midnight subway derailment in Manhattan that left five passengers dead and more than two hundred people injured.

National Reporting: Jeff Taylor and Mike McGraw, The Kansas City Star. For their critical examination of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

International Reporting: Patrick J. Sloyan, Newsday, Long Island, N.Y. For his reporting on the Persian Gulf War, conducted after the war was over, which revealed new details of American battlefield tactics and "friendly fire" incidents.

Editorial Writing: Maria Henson, Lexington (Ky.) Herald- Leader. For her editorials about battered women in Kentucky, which focused statewide attention on the problem and prompted significant reforms.

Editorial Cartooning: Signe Wilkinson, Philadelphia Daily...