2002 Finalists

CATEGORY A: LARGE NEWSPAPERS

“OxyContin” by Barry Meier and Melody Petersen, The New York Times

“Uninformed Consent” by Duff Wilson and David Heath, The Seattle Times

“Enron: The Demise of a Giant” by Rebecca Smith and John Emshwiller, The Wall Street Journal

“Little Accountability for Accountants” by David S. Hilzenrath, The Washington Post

CATEGORY B: MEDIUM NEWSPAPERS

“Dead Tired: Weary Truckers Take Lethal Toll” by Judy L. Thomas, The Kansas City Star

“One-Ticket Town” by Tim Barker and Mary Shanklin, Orlando Sentinel

“Housed in Debt” by Paul D. Davies, Philadelphia Daily News

“Unequal Opportunity” by Jeffrey Meitrodt, Mark Schleifstein, Pamela Coyle and Ronette King, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA)

1. "Pushed Aside"
2. “Exploiting Opportunity”
3. “Insecure Future”
4. “Breaking Barriers”
5. “Through the Cracks”
6. “Ready-Mix DBE”
7. “Numbers Game”

CATEGORY C: SMALL NEWSPAPERS

“A Clear-Cut Legacy” by Paula Dobbyn, Anchorage Daily News

“Trade on Trial” by Jenna Greene, Legal Times (Washington, DC)

“Foal Deaths” by Janet Patton, Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader

“Flying Blind” and “Flight Capital” by Matt Smith, San Francisco Weekly

CATEGORY D: MAGAZINES

“The Numbers Game, Why Earnings Are Too Rosy, Confused About Earnings” by David Henry and Nanette Byrnes, BusinessWeek

“But Wait, You Promised…” by Charles Fishman, Fast Company

“Hollywood’s Information Man” by Amy Wallace, Los Angeles Magazine

“Is Enron Overpriced?” by Bethany McLean, Fortune

“Power Failure” by Mary Van de Kamp Nohl, Milwaukee Magazine

CATEGORY E: COMMENTARY

“Business and Political Commentary” by Michael Lewis, Bloomberg News

“The Mourning After, I Love (Leave) New York, The Importance of Irrelevance” by Stanley Bing, Fortune

“Wealth of Nations” by Clive Crook, National Journal

“Market Watch” by Gretchen Morgenson, The New York Times

“Stocks.comment” by Scott Herhold, San Jose Mercury News

CATEGORY F: DEADLINE OR BEAT WRITING

“Wall Street” by Gretchen Morgenson, The New York Times

“Troubled Steel” by Jennifer Scott Cimperman, The Plain Dealer

“Radio’s Big Bully” by Eric Boehlert, Salon.com

1. "Pay for Play"
2. "Fighting Pay-for-play"
3. "Radio's Big Bully"
4. "The 'Bootlyicious' Gambit"
5. "Payola City"
6. "More waves in the radio business"
7. "Suit: Clear Channel is an illegal monopoly"
8. "Rock 'n' radio rumble"
9. "Is Clear Channel playing a 'shell game'?"

“Enron: The Demise of a Giant” by Rebecca Smith and John Emshwiller, The Wall Street Journal

“A Pro Forma Riddle” by Jonathan Weil and Steve Liesman, The Wall Street Journal

“Rigging the System” by Susan Pulliam and Randall Smith, The Wall Street Journal

CATEGORY G: NEWS OR WIRE SERVICE

“Muddy Markets” by Jonathan Berr, Adam Levy, Peter Robison, Russell Hubbard and Neil Roland, Bloomberg News

1. “Raytheon Briefed Analysts Without Telling the Public”
2. “Raytheon SEC Probe May Test New Disclosure Rules, Analysts Say”
3. “Enron CEO Skilling Takes Company in New Directions”
4. “U.S. Earnings Reports Miss Point — How Much Did Company Earn?”
5. “Enron Investors Say Lay Must Deliver on Earnings Transparency”
6. “SEC to Charge Company With Misleading `Pro Formas”
7. “SEC to File First Fair Disclosure Case, Pitt Says”