Media | National Enquirer Pulitzer Will Consider National Enquirer Stories Tabloid is in the running for breaking John Edwards scandal By Evann Gastaldo Posted Feb 19, 2010 7:17 AM CST Copied In this Dec. 27, 2006, photo provided by the National Enquirer, John Edwards is shown with videographer Rielle Hunter in the 9th Ward of New Orleans, La. (AP Photo/The National Enquirer) The National Enquirer is officially in the running for a Pulitzer. Despite earlier reports to the contrary, the prize board has accepted the tabloid's submission for breaking news of John Edwards’ affair. The staff is entered in two categories: investigative reporting and national news reporting, reports Emily Miller in the Huffington Post. The decision gives the Enquirer “the legitimacy it long deserved for breaking a political scandal of national significance,” she writes. Read These Next Harry Potter's Emma Watson just lost her license. The country of Eswatini is about to be on your radar. 500 tons of emergency food for kids abroad: Headed for the trash. Union says 17 immigration court judges have been fired since Friday. Report an error