1995 BEST NEWSPAPER WRITING: Winners of the...

1995 BEST NEWSPAPER WRITING: Winners of the American Society of Newspaper Editors Competition edited by Christopher Scanlan (The Poynter Institute/ Bonus Books: $12.95; 365 pp., illustrated, paperback original). The ASNE and the Poynter Institute present the winners of the 17th annual competition dedicated to the improvement of newspaper writing. Associated Press reporter Mark Fritz presents a stark account of the massacres in Rwanda, beginning, “Juliana Mukankwaya is the mother of six children and the murderer of two. . . .” Gerald M. Carbone of the Providence Journal-Bulletin won the non-deadline category for his riveting account of the efforts of a surgical team to save the life of a critically wounded state trooper. Scanlan includes lessons and exercises for journalism students, but anyone interested in quality news coverage will enjoy these outstanding articles.