The Washington Monthly Journalism Award.

• Position: Brief Article

November 2000

John Heilemann The Truth, The Whole Truth, and Nothing But The Truth: The Untold Story of the Microsoft Antitrust Case Wired, November 2000

In a 50-page epic, Heilemann looks beyond the conventional explanations of how and why Microsoft lost its anti-trust case and was ordered to split into two companies. He examines the witnesses chosen by both side, the court battles, Bill Gates' failure during his cross-examination, and the many characters who crossed the stage. Most of all, Heilemann shows us the pride and stubborness of the largest software company in the world--a company run by a man who just didn't realize what he war up against.

BONNIE HUNT Prescription for Errors The Indianapolis Star, November 12-14, 2000

Hunt probes the Health Professions Bureau's delays in processing nurse suspension orders and its inconsistent monitoring of nurse probation. She then explores drug abuse among nurses and reveals that the head of Indiana's program to monitor nurses in drug abuse programs hasn't been doing his job.

FOX BUTTERFIELD Getting Out--A Special Report: Often, Parole is One Stop On the Way Back to Prison The New York Times, November 29, 2000

Butterfield examines the potential "collateral damage" of the recent prison...