The Bob Considine Award 1987

Best daily newspaper or wire service interpretation of foreign affairs

Award Year: 1987
Award Name: The Bob Considine Award 1987
Recipient: Karen Elliott House, Youssef Ibrahim, Philip Rezvin, Barbara Rosewicz, James Paul Sterba, Lee Lescaze
Affiliation: The Wall Street Journal
Honored Work: “Islam on the Move”

Excellent team reporting analyzes the rapid rise of Islamic fundamentalism and the serious impact it will have on the U.S. In fascinating and extremely well-written stories, overseas correspondents using official and unofficial sources showed the interrelationships of Islam in many countries and advanced understanding of this movement.

Citations for Excellence:

Bob Adams
The St. Louis Post Dispatch
“The Soviet Union: a Second Revolution?”

John Zakarian
The Hartford Courant
“Despair in the Holy Land”