The winners of the 2015 Pulitzer Prizes honouring US excellence journalism and the arts have been announced in the US.
The main winners:
Journalism
• Public Service
The Post and Courier, Charleston, SC
• Breaking News Reporting
The Seattle Times Staff
• Investigative Reporting
Eric Lipton of The New York Times
The Wall Street Journal Staff
• Explanatory Reporting
Zachary R. Mider of Bloomberg News
• Local Reporting
Rob Kuznia, Rebecca Kimitch and Frank Suraci of the Daily Breeze, Torrance, CA
• National Reporting
Carol D. Leonnig of The Washington Post
• International Reporting
The New York Times Staff
See a full list of winners and finalists here.