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Public Service: •
The Philadelphia Inquirer, for a series of articles showing abuses of power by the police in its home city. •
Local General or Spot News Reporting: •
Richard Whitt of the
Louisville Courier-Journal, for his coverage of a fire that took 164 lives at the
Beverly Hills Supper Club at
Southgate, Kentucky, and subsequent investigation of the lack of enforcement of state fire codes. •
Local Investigative Specialized Reporting: •
Anthony R. Dolan of the
Stamford Advocate (
Connecticut), for a series on municipal corruption. •
National Reporting: •
Gaylord D. Shaw of the
Los Angeles Times, for a series on unsafe structural conditions at the nation's major dams. •
International Reporting: •
Henry Kamm of
The New York Times, for his stories on the refugees,
boat people, from Indochina. •
Commentary: •
William Safire of
The New York Times, for commentary on the
Bert Lance affair. •
Criticism: •
Walter Kerr of
The New York Times, for articles on the theater in 1977 and throughout his long career. •
Editorial Writing: •
Meg Greenfield, deputy editorial page editor of
The Washington Post, for selected samples of her work. •
Editorial Cartooning: •
Jeffrey K. MacNelly of the
Richmond News Leader. •
Spot News Photography: •
John H. Blair, special assignment photographer for
United Press International, for a photograph of an Indianapolis broker being held hostage at gunpoint by
Anthony Kiritsis. •
Feature Photography: •
J. Ross Baughman of
Associated Press, for three photographs from guerrilla areas in
Rhodesia. ==Letters, Drama and Music Awards==