Los Angeles Times wins five Pulitzer Prizes [View All]

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ANDREW BRIDGES
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Times on Monday won five Pulitzer Prizes, the second most ever won by a newspaper in a single year, for coverage that included wildfires, wars and Wal-Mart.

The awards recognized the paper's work in breaking news, criticism, editorial writing, national reporting and feature photography.

"It's overwhelming. What's amazing to me - not amazing - is that all areas of the newspaper were recognized. That, to me, is very gratifying," Publisher John P. Puerner said.

The Times was nominated in nine categories, and the five Pulitzer Prizes were the most ever won in a single year by the paper. Before this year, the most the paper won was three, in 2003. The New York Times won seven in 2002, a record.

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