Public Service: The Virgin Islands Daily News, St. Thomas. For its disclosure of the links between the region's rampant crime rate and corruption in the local criminal justice system. The reporting, largely the work of Melvin Claxton, initiated political reforms.

Spot News Reporting: The Staff, Los Angeles Times. For its reporting, on 17 January 1994, of the chaos and devastation in the aftermath of the Northridge earthquake.

National Reporting: Tony Horwitz, The Wall Street Journal. For stories about working conditions in low-wage America.

International Reporting: Mark Fritz, Associated Press. For his reporting on the ethnic violence and slaughter in Rwanda.

Editorial Writing: Jeffrey Good, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times. For his editorial campaign urging reform of Florida's probate system for settling estates.

Editorial Cartooning: Mike Luckovich, The Atlanta Constitution.