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Press">Pittsburgh Press</a></i> <ul><li>"For reporting by Andrew Schneider and Matthew Brelis which revealed the inadequacy of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration" title="Federal Aviation Administration">FAA's</a> medical screening of airline pilots and led to significant reforms."</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_General_News_Reporting" class="mw-redirect" title="Pulitzer Prize for General News Reporting">General news reporting</a>: Staff of the <i><a href="/wiki/Akron_Beacon_Journal" title="Akron Beacon Journal">Akron Beacon Journal</a></i> <ul><li>"For its coverage, under deadline pressure, of the attempted takeover of <a href="/wiki/Goodyear_Tire_and_Rubber_Company" title="Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company">Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.</a> by a European financier."</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Investigative_Reporting" title="Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting">Investigative reporting</a>: John Woestendiek of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer" title="The Philadelphia Inquirer">The Philadelphia Inquirer</a></i> <ul><li>"For outstanding prison beat reporting, which included proving the innocence of a man convicted of murder."</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Investigative_Reporting" title="Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting">Investigative reporting</a>: Daniel R. Biddle, H. G. Bissinger and Fredric N. Tulsky of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer" title="The Philadelphia Inquirer">The Philadelphia Inquirer</a></i> <ul><li>For their series "Disorder in the Court," which revealed transgressions of justice in the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia</a> court system and led to federal and state investigations."</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Explanatory_Journalism" class="mw-redirect" title="Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism">Explanatory reporting</a>: Jeff Lyon and Peter Gorner of the <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Tribune" title="Chicago Tribune">Chicago Tribune</a></i> <ul><li>"For their series on the promises of <a href="/wiki/Gene_therapy" title="Gene therapy">gene therapy</a>, which examined the implications of this revolutionary medical treatment."</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Specialized_Reporting" class="mw-redirect" title="Pulitzer Prize for Specialized Reporting">Specialized Reporting</a>: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Jones_(journalist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alex Jones (journalist)">Alex S. Jones</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> <ul><li>"For "The Fall of the House of Bingham," a skillful and sensitive report of a powerful newspaper family's bickering and how it led to the sale of a famed media empire."</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_National_Reporting" title="Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting">National Reporting</a>: Staff of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Miami_Herald" class="mw-redirect" title="The Miami Herald">The Miami Herald</a></i> <ul><li>"For its exclusive reporting and persistent coverage of the <a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair" title="Iran–Contra affair">U.S.-Iran-Contra connection</a>."</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_National_Reporting" title="Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting">National Reporting</a>: Staff of <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> <ul><li>"For coverage of the aftermath of the <a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster" title="Space Shuttle Challenger disaster"><i>Challenger</i> explosion</a>, which included stories that identified serious flaws in the shuttle's design and in the administration of America's space program."</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_International_Reporting" title="Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting">International reporting</a>: Michael Parks of the <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> <ul><li>"For his balanced and comprehensive coverage of <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>."</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Feature_Writing" title="Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing">Feature writing</a>: Steve Twomey of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer" title="The Philadelphia Inquirer">The Philadelphia Inquirer</a></i> <ul><li>"For his illuminating profile of life aboard an <a href="/wiki/USS_America_(CV-66)" title="USS America (CV-66)">aircraft carrier</a>."</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Commentary" title="Pulitzer Prize for Commentary">Commentary</a>: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Krauthammer" title="Charles Krauthammer">Charles Krauthammer</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i> Writers Group <ul><li>"For his witty and insightful columns on national issues."</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Criticism" title="Pulitzer Prize for Criticism">Criticism</a>: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Eder" title="Richard Eder">Richard Eder</a> of the <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> <ul><li>"For his book reviews."</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Editorial_Writing" title="Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing">Editorial writing</a>: Jonathan Freedman of <i><a href="/wiki/The_San_Diego_Union-Tribune" title="The San Diego Union-Tribune">The San Diego Union-Tribune</a></i> <ul><li>"For his editorials urging passage of the <a href="/wiki/Immigration_Reform_and_Control_Act_of_1986" title="Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986">first major immigration reform act in 34 years</a>."</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Editorial_Cartooning" class="mw-redirect" title="Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning">Editorial cartooning</a>: <a href="/wiki/Berkeley_Breathed" title="Berkeley Breathed">Berkeley Breathed</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post_Writers_Group" title="The Washington Post Writers Group">The Washington Post Writers Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Spot_News_Photography" class="mw-redirect" title="Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography">Spot news photography</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kim_Komenich" title="Kim Komenich">Kim Komenich</a> of the <i><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Examiner" title="San Francisco Examiner">San Francisco Examiner</a></i> <ul><li>"For his photographic coverage of the <a href="/wiki/People_Power_Revolution" title="People Power Revolution">fall of Ferdinand Marcos</a>."</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Feature_Photography" title="Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography">Feature photography</a>: David Peterson of <i><a href="/wiki/Des_Moines_Register" class="mw-redirect" title="Des Moines Register">Des Moines Register</a></i> <ul><li>"For his photographs depicting the shattered dreams of American farmers."</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Letters_and_Drama">Letters and Drama</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_Pulitzer_Prize&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Letters and Drama"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Fiction" title="Pulitzer Prize for Fiction">Fiction</a>: <i><a href="/wiki/A_Summons_to_Memphis" title="A Summons to Memphis">A Summons to Memphis</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Peter_Matthew_Hillsman_Taylor" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor">Peter Taylor</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alfred_A._Knopf" title="Alfred A. Knopf">Alfred A. Knopf</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Drama" title="Pulitzer Prize for Drama">Drama</a>: <i><a href="/wiki/Fences_(play)" title="Fences (play)">Fences</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/August_Wilson" title="August Wilson">August Wilson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Plume_(publisher)" title="Plume (publisher)">Plume</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_History" title="Pulitzer Prize for History">History</a>: <i><a href="/wiki/Voyagers_to_the_West:_A_Passage_in_the_Peopling_of_America_on_the_Eve_of_the_Revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Voyagers to the West: A Passage in the Peopling of America on the Eve of the Revolution">Voyagers to the West: A Passage in the Peopling of America on the Eve of the Revolution</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Bailyn" title="Bernard Bailyn">Bernard Bailyn</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alfred_A._Knopf" title="Alfred A. Knopf">Alfred A. Knopf</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Biography_or_Autobiography" class="mw-redirect" title="Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography">Biography or Autobiography</a>: <i><a href="/wiki/Bearing_the_Cross:_Martin_Luther_King_Jr._and_the_Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference">Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/David_J._Garrow" class="mw-redirect" title="David J. Garrow">David J. Garrow</a> (<a href="/wiki/William_Morrow_and_Company" title="William Morrow and Company">William Morrow</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Poetry" title="Pulitzer Prize for Poetry">Poetry</a>: <i><a href="/wiki/Thomas_and_Beulah" title="Thomas and Beulah">Thomas and Beulah</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Rita_Dove" title="Rita Dove">Rita Dove</a> (<a href="/wiki/Carnegie_Mellon_University_Press" title="Carnegie Mellon University Press">Carnegie-Mellon University Press</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_General_Nonfiction" title="Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction">General Nonfiction</a>: <i><a href="/wiki/Arab_and_Jew:_Wounded_Spirits_in_a_Promised_Land" title="Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land">Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/David_K._Shipler" title="David K. Shipler">David K. Shipler</a> (<a href="/wiki/Times_Books" title="Times Books">Times Books</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Music" title="Pulitzer Prize for Music">Music</a>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Flight_into_Egypt_(Harbison)" title="The Flight into Egypt (Harbison)">The Flight Into Egypt</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/John_Harbison" title="John Harbison">John Harbison</a> (<a href="/wiki/G._Schirmer" class="mw-redirect" title="G. Schirmer">Associated Music Publishers</a>)<br />Premiered November 21, 1987, by Cantata Singers and Ensemble.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Special_Citations_and_Awards">Special Citations and Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_Pulitzer_Prize&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Special Citations and Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_Special_Citations_and_Awards" title="Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards">Special Awards and Citations - Journalism</a>: <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Pulitzer_Jr." title="Joseph Pulitzer Jr.">Joseph Pulitzer Jr.</a> <ul><li>"For his extraordinary services to American journalism and letters during his 31 years as chairman of the Pulitzer Prize Board and for his accomplishments as an editor and publisher."</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading 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