The Alicia Patterson Foundation
1986 Fellowship Winners
Phyllis Austin
Reporter Maine Times
“How the pulp and paper industry has fostered a crisis in Maine woods”
Natalie Fobes
Reporter Seattle Times
“Pacific Salmon and their struggle to survive”
Jonathan Kaufman
Reporter Boston Globe
“The broken alliance between Blacks and Jews in America”
Brenda Lane
Reporter Oakland Tribune
“America's New Black Middle Class”
Michael Millenson
Reporter, Chicago Tribune
“Deregulation of the American health-care system”
Zofia Smardz
Reporter,Newsweek
“Young generations of contemporary Eastern Europe”
Photos by Ira J. Schwarz
Judges for the 21st Annual Competition were:
Bonnie Angela, New York bureau chief, Time Magazine
Andrew Barnes, president and editor, St. Petersburg Times and former APF Fellow
Anthony Marro, managing editor, Newsday
Robert Novak, syndicated coloumnist
Boyce Rensberger, science writer, Washington Post and former APF Fellow
Helen Thomas, White House correspondent, United Press International
William Woestendiek, executive director, The Cleveland Plain Dealer
