Welcome to the "On the Internet" Pulitzer Prize column. We'll look at each of the prize winners and point you to versions of their stories (if available on the Web) and related Web sites that might help you if you are covering a similar type of story.

Public Service: Grand Forks Herald

Coverage of the flood, blizzard and fire that devastated much of the city, including the newspaper plant. Read about the win: http://www.gfherald.com/news/daily/415/415front.htm Read some of the stories: http://newslibrary.infi.net/ The Infinet NewsLibrary site has the archive of Grand Forks Herald stories back to 1994. Searching is free, but if you want to read an article, it's $1.00 each. If you're covering a similar story: Disaster Resources

Federal Emergency Management Agency: http://www.fema.gov EmergencyNetNews: http://www.emergency.com/ennday.htm - a resource of articles, reports and backgrounders on every kind of disaster and emergency, worldwide. Disaster Finder: http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/ndrd/disaster/ "A complete index to the best disaster Web sites on the Internet. Period." Well, sort of. Good subject organization of the links but little annotation of the information to be found. Disaster Relief: Worldwide Disaster Aid and Information Via the Internet: http://www.disasterrelief.org/Links/ - great compilation of resources on the Internet regarding disasters. Links to Red Cross sites, disaster relief agencies, and reference sites. Yahoo's Disaster Links: http://www.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Environment_and_Nature/Disasters/ - links to the following disaster categories: airplane accidents, avalanches, blizzards, Chernobyl, drought in the Midwest, Dust Bowl, earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, landslides, nuclear disasters, spills, organizations, tornadoes, typhoons, volcanoes.

Breaking News Reporting: Los Angeles Times

Coverage of a botched bank robbery and subsequent police shootout in North Hollywood. Read about the win: http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/REPORTS/PULITZER_98/ See and hear the newsroom's reaction: http://www.latimes.com/MULTIMEDIA/VIDEO/shootout.980415.mov Read some of the stories: http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/REPORTS/PULITZER_98/N_HOLLYWOOD/ If you're covering a similar story: Crime Resources

Copnet: http://police.sas.ab.ca/ - great list of links to resources and to city and state police sites. The Police Officer's Internet Directory: http://www.officer.com/ Armed Robbery Page: http://www.ior.com/~jdmoore/ - interesting little page by an entrepreneur wanting to train employees in high-risk jobs about how to deal with an armed robbery. Based out of Spokane, Wash.

Investigative Reporting: Baltimore Sun

Series on the international shipbreaking industry, what happens to workers and the environment when discarded ships are dismantled. Read about the win: http://www.sunspot.net/archive/search/ - You'll have to use their archive of stories going back to 1990 to read about the win - and it will cost you $1.95. Read the stories: http://www.sunspot.net/news/special/shipbreakers/ - They have packaged the series on their Web site, with photos.

Explanatory Reporting: Chicago Tribune

Profile of the Human Genome Diversity Project Read about the win: http://www.chicago.tribune.com/news/metro/chicago/article/0,1051,ART-7040,00.html Read the stories: http://www.chicago.tribune.com/news/nationworld/article/0,1051,ART-6989,00.html

If you're covering a similar story: Human Genome Diversity Project, genetics

Human Genome Project Information: http://www.ornl.gov/TechResources/Human_Genome/home.html Human Genome Program information from the D.O.E.: http://www.er.doe.gov/production/ober/hug_top.html The Human Genome Organisation: http://hugo.gdb.org/ The National Human Genome Research Institute: http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/

Beat Reporting: New York Times

Coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court Read about the win and click to the stories: http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/041498greenhouse.html If you're covering a similar story: U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Decisions: http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/ Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States: http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/supct/overview.html

National Reporting: Dayton Daily News

Disclosure of flaws and mismanagement in the military health care system Read the stories: http://www.ActiveDayton.com/doctors/i/index.html If you're covering a similar story: Military hospitals

Department of Defense, Health Affairs: http://www.ha.osd.mil/index.html Department of Veteran Affairs: http://www.va.gov Listing of Defense Department health care policies: http://www.ha.osd.mil/ppc/num_poli.html - many with links to the documents themselves

International Reporting: New York Times

Series on drug corruption in Mexico Read about the win and click to the stories: http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/041498mexico.html If you're covering a similar story: Mexico, DEA, drug smuggling

Drug Enforcement Administration: http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/ Office of National Drug Control Policy: http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/ - use "search" and find items related to Mexico. United Nations International Drug Control Programme: www.undcp.org/ MediaAwareness Project: Drugnews Search: http://www.mapinc.org/crime.htm/ - locate articles about drug policy and enforcement from a variety of sources.

Feature Writing: St. Petersburg Times

Portrait of a mother and two daughters murdered during a Florida vacation and the investigation of the murders. Read the stories: http://www.sptimes.com/Pulitzer98/awards.html If you're covering a similar story: murder Webgator: http://www.inil.com/users/dguss/wgator.htm - when you're doing an investigation, these are great investigative resources. The Crime Library: http://www.crimelibrary.com/ - links and text to other famous/infamous murder cases. The sources of the reports seem credible, but none are crime writers.

Commentary: New York Daily News

Coverage of a Haitian immigrant brutalized by police officers at a Brooklyn station house. Read about the win and click to the stories: http://search.mostnewyork.com/most/manual/news/mcalary/machome.htm If you're covering a similar story: police brutality

The Police Complaint Center: http://www.policeabuse.com/ - a non-profit seeking to compile incidences of police abuse. Located in Tallahassee, Fla. Yahoo's Police Brutality links: http://www.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Crime/Crimes/Police_Brutality/ - Most of the sites listed are decidedly biased Websites. Use with caution, but the sites might be interesting sources for personal stories.

Nora Paul can be reached by e-mail at npaul@poynter.org