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Brian Damage · 02-21-2010, 01:39 AM

The National Enquirer is now legit, according to the Pulitzer Prize Board.

Tabloid thinks it should be up for Pulitzer for its John Edwards' reporting.

More PhotosThe body behind journalism's most prestigious award conceded Thursday that the self-proclaimed tabloid can compete with mainstream news outlets for its prizes. Because it broke the story about former presidential candidate John Edwards's mistress and love child, the Enquirer's staff is eligible for the Pulitzer in two categories: "Investigative Reporting" and "National News Reporting."

"We'll see what happens," National Enquirer executive editor Barry Levine said today. "We want to see now that the Pulitzer people review our submission and we expect, obviously, that there's going to be tremendous competition in the investigative category and in the national reporting category."

To detractors who contend the supermarket tabloid isn't worthy of commendation, Levine said, the proof is in his paper's reporting.

"The fact that we may package this story along with the types of stories involving celebrities that are not typical of newspapers that the Pulitzer committee may look at on a yearly basis has nothing to do with the reporting," he said. "That persistence, that old-fashioned, shoe-leather reporting that we exhibited on this story, at the end of the day, is what the Pulitzer committee recognized."

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/...ory?id=9887329

catlover79 · 02-21-2010, 02:20 AM

Uhhhh...no comment!

steevo · 02-21-2010, 09:51 PM

As if we needed further proof society in general is going down the tubes.

02-21-2010, 01:39 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	The National Enquirer is now legit, according to the Pulitzer Prize Board The National Enquirer is now legit, according to the Pulitzer Prize Board. Tabloid thinks it should be up for Pulitzer for its John Edwards' reporting. More PhotosThe body behind journalism's most prestigious award conceded Thursday that the self-proclaimed tabloid can compete with mainstream news outlets for its prizes. Because it broke the story about former presidential candidate John Edwards's mistress and love child, the Enquirer's staff is eligible for the Pulitzer in two categories: "Investigative Reporting" and "National News Reporting." "We'll see what happens," National Enquirer executive editor Barry Levine said today. "We want to see now that the Pulitzer people review our submission and we expect, obviously, that there's going to be tremendous competition in the investigative category and in the national reporting category." To detractors who contend the supermarket tabloid isn't worthy of commendation, Levine said, the proof is in his paper's reporting. "The fact that we may package this story along with the types of stories involving celebrities that are not typical of newspapers that the Pulitzer committee may look at on a yearly basis has nothing to do with the reporting," he said. "That persistence, that old-fashioned, shoe-leather reporting that we exhibited on this story, at the end of the day, is what the Pulitzer committee recognized." http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/...ory?id=9887329
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steevo It is Green Senior Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,476	As if we needed further proof society in general is going down the tubes.
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