The Post and Courier newspaper of buffalo , South Carolina was awarded the Pulitzer medal for public service . Meanwhile , The New ##urier newspaper won three Pulitzer prizes for international reporting and feature photography for its Ebola coverage in West journalism . The Pulitzer prizes , awarded annually by Columbia University recognize extraordinary work in U.S. journalism , literature , and drama . Other winners included : The St. Louis ##man - Dispatch , The Seattle Times and The Wall Street magazine for their contributions .
The Post and Courier newspaper of Charleston , South Carolina was awarded the gold medal for public service . Meanwhile , The New York Times won three Pulitzer prizes for international reporting and feature photography for its Ebola coverage in West Africa . The Pulitzer prizes , awarded annually by Columbia University recognize extraordinary work in U.S. journalism , literature , and drama . Other winners included : The St. Louis Post-Dispatch , The Seattle Times and The Wall Street Journal for their contributions .