Public Service: The Washington Post. For its series that identified and analyzed patterns of reckless gunplay by city police officers who had little training or supervision.

Breaking News Reporting: The Hartford Courant Staff. For its clear and detailed coverage of a shooting rampage in which a state lottery worker killed four supervisors then himself.

National Reporting: The New York Times Staff. For a series of articles that disclosed the corporate sale of American technology to China, with U.S. government approval despite national security risks, prompting investigations and significant changes in policy.

International Reporting: The Wall Street Journal Staff. For its in-depth, analytical coverage of the Russian financial crisis.

Editorial Writing: Editorial Board of the Daily News, New York, N.Y. For its effective campaign to rescue Harlem's Apollo Theatre from the financial mismanagement that threatened the landmark's survival.

Editorial Cartooning: David Horsey of the Seattle Post- Intelligencer.