Best daily newspaper or wire service reporting from abroad
Award Year: 1987
Award Name: The Hal Boyle Award 1987
Recipient: Margaret Ellen Hale
Affiliation: Gannett News Service
Honored Work: Aids: “A Killer Stalks The Globe”
Hale found a fresh approach to a story receiving major worldwide coverage and took it much further with energy, dedication and footwork unparalleled in reporting on this crisis. The series shows her expertise in placing this disease in a global perspective and her human touch in dealing with this sensitive issue.
Citations for Excellence:
Michael Dorgan
San Jose Mercury News
‘Voyage into Terror’
Larry Olmstead
The Detroit Free Press
‘Inside ANC’