Best daily newspaper or wire service interpretation of foreign affairs
AWARD YEAR: 1989
AWARD NAME: The Bob Considine Award 1989
RECIPIENT: Jackson Diehl
AFFILIATION: The Washington Post
HONORED WORK: “Dismantling Communism”
With stunning speed, the political shape of Europe changed during 1989, and correspondent Diehl’s 3 1/2-year assignment on the Continent enabled him to stay, as one judge put it, “way ahead of the curve.” He was able to predict the increasing fervor of the demonstrations in Eastern Europe and the prospects for a reunited Germany. His series “Dismantling Communism” provided exceptional insight into the demise of the Communist-style regimes and subsequent democratic reforms.
Citation for Excellence:
Claudia Rosett
The Wall Street Journal
Incisive and uncompromising look at the events in China