The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1987.

Journalism

• Public service: Pittsburgh Press
  • "For reporting by Andrew Schneider and Matthew Brelis which revealed the inadequacy of the FAA's medical screening of airline pilots and led to significant reforms."

• General news reporting: Staff of the Akron Beacon Journal
  • "For its coverage, under deadline pressure, of the attempted takeover of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. by a European financier."

• Investigative reporting: John Woestendiek of The Philadelphia Inquirer
  • "For outstanding prison beat reporting, which included proving the innocence of a man convicted of murder."

• Investigative reporting: Daniel R. Biddle, H. G. Bissinger and Fredric N. Tulsky of The Philadelphia Inquirer
  • For their series "Disorder in the Court," which revealed transgressions of justice in the Philadelphia court system and led to federal and state investigations."

• Explanatory reporting: Jeff Lyon and Peter Gorner of the Chicago Tribune
  • "For their series on the promises of gene therapy, which examined the implications of this revolutionary medical treatment."

• Specialized Reporting: Alex S. Jones of The New York Times
  • "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."

• National reporting: Staff of the Miami Herald
  • "For its exclusive reporting and persistent coverage of the U.S.-Iran-Contra connection."

• National reporting: Staff of The New York Times
  • "For coverage of the aftermath of the Challenger explosion, which included stories that identified serious flaws in the shuttle's design and in the administration of America's space program."

• International reporting: Michael Parks of the Los Angeles Times
  • "For his balanced and comprehensive coverage of South Africa."

• Feature writing: Steve Twomey of The Philadelphia Inquirer
  • "For his illuminating profile of life aboard an aircraft carrier."

• Commentary: Charles Krauthammer of The Washington Post Writers Group
  • "For his witty and insightful columns on national issues."

• Criticism: Richard Eder of the Los Angeles Times
  • "For his book reviews."

• Editorial writing: Jonathan Freedman of The San Diego Union-Tribune
  • "For his editorials urging passage of the first major immigration reform act in 34 years."

• Editorial cartooning: Berkeley Breathed of The Washington Post Writers Group

• Spot news photography: Kim Komenich of the San Francisco Examiner
  • "For his photographic coverage of the fall of Ferdinand Marcos."

• Feature photography: David Peterson of Des Moines Register
  • For his photographs depicting the shattered dreams of American farmers."

Letters and Drama

• Fiction: A Summons to Memphis by Peter Taylor

• Drama: Fences by August Wilson

• History: Voyagers to the West: A Passage in the Peopling of America on the Eve of the Revolution by Bernard Bailyn

• Biography or autobiography: Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference by David J. Garrow

• Poetry: Thomas and Beulah by Rita Dove

• General non-fiction: Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land by David K. Shipler

• Music: The Flight Into Egypt by John Harbison Premiered November 21, 1987 by Cantata Singers and Ensemble.

Special Citations and Awards

• Special Awards and Citations - Journalism: Joseph Pulitzer Jr.
  • "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."

Source

• The Pulitzer Prizes for 1987