Public Service: The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, La. For its comprehensive series analyzing the conditions that threaten the world's supply of fish.

Spot News: Staff of Newsday, Long Island, N.Y. For its enterprising coverage of the crash of TWA Flight 800 and its aftermath.

National Reporting: Staff of The Wall Street Journal. For its coverage of the struggle against AIDS in all of its aspects, the human, the scientific, and the business, in light of promising treatments for the disease.

International Reporting: John F. Burns of The New York Times. For his courageous and insightful coverage of the harrowing regime imposed on Afghanistan by the Taliban.

Editorial Writing: Michael Gartner of The Daily Tribune, Ames, Iowa. For his commonsense editorials about issues deeply affecting the lives of people in his community. Editorial Cartooning: Walt Handelsman of The Times- Picayune, New Orleans, La.