Pulitzer Prize

Published: 03/9/11

David Broder: Instant Reactions to the Legendary Journalist's Death

By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL News

David Broder, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was known as "the dean of the Washington press corps," has died at the age of 81. The Washington Post, which published his twice-weekly column, reports that the cause of death was complications from diabetes. Broder won a Pulitzer in 1973 for his coverage of the Watergate scandal. We'll have more on this story, but for now, some first reactions to Broder's passing. From journalist Dave Weigel, via Twitter: .bbpBox45544602832343040 {background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/a/1299177371/images/themes/theme1/bg.png) #C0DEED;padding:20px;} ...

Published: 02/27/11

Happy 100th Birthday to the 1911 .45 Pistol, Our Gun of Choice

By James Grady - Politics Daily

This year marks the 100th "birthday" of one of America's most successful and culturally impactive political tools: the 1911 .45 semi-automatic pistol. Yet this is not just a story about a gun. Though, of course, this story stars and starts with that gun. Or rather, our need for it that emerged when U.S. armed forces fought Muslim insurgents on Asian turf that most Americans have trouble finding on a map. As most of us remember -- especially fans of Mark Twain and Rudyard Kipling -- from 1899-1913, the United States fought the Philippine-American War for control of those Pacific islands. In ...

Published: 08/3/10

Political Cartoons in the Age of Oil Spills and Obama

By David Moye - AOL News

(Aug. 3) -- America is a very polarizing place these days, and while that is frustrating for some people, it's giving editorial cartoonists like Daryl Cagle a lot to draw upon. "Things are crazy, so this is a good time to be a cartoonist with a political point of view," said Cagle, who does cartoons for MSNBC.com. "People are angrier and more extreme than any time I can remember." For cartoonists like Cagle, the health care conflict, tea party activists, Shirley Sherrod, President Barack Obama continuing George W. Bush's war policies and the gulf oil spill provide him with a continuous flow ...

Published: 01/25/10

John Edwards Sex Tape with Rielle Hunter Alleged in Andrew Young Book

By Emily Miller - Politics Daily

John Edwards' former staffer Andrew Young supposedly has a sex tape made by Edwards and Rielle Hunter, according to Gawker. Let's face it, Young has lied before: He previously claimed paternity of Edwards' daughter with Hunter, and if we believe him now, was willing to drive his own life over a cliff to cover up for his boss. But he now insists that he became disillusioned when he discovered the sex tape in 2007...in his friend Hunter's home. (Gee, was it hidden on the coffee table, along with an open box of chocolates?) Doubtless the motivation of a book contract had nothing to do with ...

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Published: 01/22/10

National Enquirer Continues Campaign for Pulitzer Prize Despite Pushback

By Emily Miller - Politics Daily

National Enquirer Editor Barry Levine said Friday that he is still going to nominate his reporters for a Pulitzer Prize, despite the Pulitzer committee chair's pre-emptive strike to try to stop the process. The prize administrator, Sig Gissler, said that the National Enquirer is ineligible because it's considered a magazine and because most of the reporting on the John Edwards affair and cover-up was before 2009, according to ABC News. After hearing of Gissler's comments before the Enquirer had submitted forms for the nomination, which are due Feb. 1, Levine told me that the Pulitzer ...

Published: 01/22/10

John Edwards Is the Father? You Don't Say!

By Donna Trussell - Politics Daily

The only mystery left on the John Edwards story is why everyone is still talking about it. Looks like a cat-bites-toy tale to me.After months of public denials, John Edwards has finally admitted he's the father of Rielle Hunter's 22-month-old baby girl. Yes, Edwards proved less trustworthy than his John-Boy looks suggested, but I thought Washington was used to that. I feel sorry for John. He's ripped right out of the pages of a Shakespearean tragedy. The word "scandal" will forever be attached to his name. My advice to him is to devote the rest of his life to obscurity and philanthropy. ...

Published: 01/21/10

National Enquirer Submits for Pulitzer Prize After John Edwards Admits Paternity of Rielle Hunter's Daughter

By Emily Miller - Politics Daily

Barry Levine, editor of the National Enquirer, is nominating his reporters for a Pulitzer Prize for their work in uncovering the John Edwards affair. Levine told me that Edwards' admission Thursday that he fathered a daughter with a campaign videographer during his 2008 presidential run made him decide to submit nomination forms for his reporters in two categories: for distinguished investigative reporting by a team, presented in a series of articles, and for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs. Two weeks ago, I called for the National Enquirer to get the prestigious ...

Published: 01/9/10

Does the National Enquirer Deserve a Pulitzer for Breaking the John Edwards Scandal?

By Emily Miller - Politics Daily

The National Enquirer is a supermarket tabloid, but the time has come for the media elite to admit that it has an excellent investigative reporting team, which broke the biggest political scandal of 2009, the John Edwards affair. While its own editor concedes that the paper would never be given a Pulitzer Prize -- the jury is dominated by the newspaper establishment -- I believe the time has come for us to recognize the Enquirer's political investigative reporting. Though I don't know the other nominees for the 2009 investigative category (the deadline isn't until February), and I'm sure ...

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