Best foreign correspondent in any medium showing a concern for the human condition
AWARD DATE: 1991
AWARD NAME: The Madeline Dane Ross Award 1991
AWARD RECIPIENT: Philip Dine
AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
AWARD HONORED WORK: “Tyranny’s Children”
Across the Eastern Bloc, the collapse of Communism brought not only joy, but also economic catastrophe to millions, particularly the little people who had never really enjoyed the spoils of the old political system. Ranging across Poland, Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria and Albania, Dine interviewed hundreds of people and skillfully depicted their trials and tribulations. His portraits of the conditions facing young and old alike were both moving and immensely informative.
Citation for Excellence:
Thomas Squitieri
USA Today
“Haitian Disaster”