Print v. Print

• The Pulitzer Committee has already ruled on the newspaper/magazine issue.
• The NE is in the running in the categories “Investigative Reporting” and “National News Reporting.”
• The NE’s reporting on Edwards began in 2007 and continued well into 2009, with the stories getting increasingly substantial and newsworthy.

What’s left is the issue of how significant is its reporting on a “private citizen.” With the very likely prospect of a criminal investigation, I thank that answers itself.

Bottom line: I’m not arguing that the NE should win a Pulitzer, but I don’t see anything here that automatically disqualifies it.