The Los Angeles Times dominated this year's Pulitzer prizes for excellence in journalism winning in five categories including for breaking news. The Wall Street Journal won in two categories, the New York Times in Public Service Category and Washington Post in International Reporting. Each prize is worth USD 10,000 except for Public Service which is recognised by a gold medal. In the awards announced by the Columbia University yesterday, the Los Angeles Times staff won two Pulitzer including for its "compelling and comprehensive" coverage of the massive wildfires that imperiled a populated region of southern California last fall.