1979 Pulitzer Prize

Journalism awards

• Public Service:
• The Point Reyes Light, a California weekly. For its investigation of Synanon, (written by Dr. Richard Ofshe)John J. O'Connor. , The New York Times, October 10, 1984.<br/>T. S. Cook's script is based on the book The Light in Synanon, in which Dave Mitchell, Cathy Mitchell and Dr. Richard Ofshe recount the details of covering a story that won them a 1979 Pulitzer Prize for public- service reporting..
• Local General or Spot News Reporting:
• The San Diego Evening Tribune, for its coverage of the collision of a Pacific Southwest air liner with a small plane over its city.
• Local Investigative Specialized Reporting:
• Gilbert M. Gaul and Elliot G. Jaspin of the Pottsville Republican (Pennsylvania). For stories on the destruction of the Blue Coal Company by men with ties to organized crime.
• National Reporting:
• James Risser of the Des Moines Register, for a series on farming damage to the environment.
• International Reporting:
• Richard Ben Cramer of The Philadelphia Inquirer, for reports from the Middle East.
• Feature Writing:
• Jon D. Franklin, science writer......
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