And the winners are...   

The Winners

Wall Street Journal
Best newspaper for investigative journalism

Mother Jones
Best magazine for investigative journalism

San Jose Mercury News
Newspaper to watch during the late 1990s

Wired
Magazine to watch during the late 1990s

"Media Circus", Howard Kurtz
Best recent book about the news media

Molly Ivins
Best nationally syndicated columnist

Knight-Ridder, Inc.
Best newspaper ownership

Thomas Boswell, The Washington Post
Best newspaper sports columnist

Los Angeles Times/ Washington Post News Service
Best wire service (other than AP)

Bill Moyers
Best White House press secretary (ever)

ABC
Best TV network for investigative journalism

America Online
Best online news and information service

Ted Koppel
Most thought-provoking TV news and public affairs commentator

"MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour", PBS
Best national TV nightly newscast

"60 Minutes", CBS
Best TV newsmagazine

The Runners-Up

Philadelphia Inquirer
Best newspaper for investigative journalism

U.S. News & World Report
Best magazine for investigative journalism

Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Newspaper to watch during the late 1990s

The New Yorker
Magazine to watch during the late 1990s

"Live From the Battlefield", Peter Arnett
Best recent book about the news media

Mike Royko
Best nationally syndicated columnist

New York Times Co.
Best newspaper ownership

Mike Lupica, Newsday
Best newspaper sports columnist

Reuters News Agency
Best wire service (other than AP)

Pierre Salinger
Best White House press secretary (ever)

PBS
Best TV network for investigative journalism

CompuServe
Best online news and information service

Bill Moyers
Most thought-provoking TV news and public affairs commentator

"World News Tonight", ABC
Best national TV nightly newscast

"Frontline", PBS
Best TV newsmagazine