(NEWSER) – By any sane measure, the unmasking of John Edwards as a philanderer who knocked up his mistress while his wife battled cancer was one of the all-time great scoops—except in determining the winners of yesterday’s Pulitzer Prizes for journalism. “The media elite circled the wagons to exclude the scrappy, self-proclaimed supermarket tabloid,” Emily Miller writes...
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NEWSER: Snobs Doomed Enquirer’s Pulitzer Bid
THE WEEK: Did the National Enquirer deserve a Pulitzer?
Absolutely. The Enquirer was robbed: While the rest of the journalism world was sleeping, says Emily Miller in The Washington Times, the National Enquirer shouldered the "expense of running a top-notch" investigation that ultimately brought to light the Edwards sex scandal. The Enquirer has won some hard-earned respect — for itself and all "nontraditional...
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National Enquirer snubbed by snobs: As usual, we get old media logrolling instead of awards for real
When the 2010 Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday, the outlet most deserving of the prestigious journalism award was glaringly absent from the list: The National Enquirer. The New York Times and The Washington Post took half of the prizes, which is not surprising, considering that much of the Pulitzer jury came from these publications....
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GAWKER: Pulitzer Prize or Not, The National Enquirer Will Soldier On
Click to read on Gawker The National Enquirer didn’t win a Pulitzer today for its reporting on John Edwards‘ baby mama drama. How’s the tabloid coping with defeat? Just after the results were announced, we called Barry Levine, the Enquirer‘s executive editor, to find out. The Enquirer had been nominated for awards in the investigative and national reporting categories....
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POLITISITE: And the Pulitzer goes to: National Enquirer snubbed by snobs
Click to read at Politisite Emily Miller’s new gig at the Washington Times has her asking if the National Enquirer was snubbed by snobs. I wonder if a Pulitzer would have gone their way if they uncovered a Republican Presidential candidate whoring around while his Wife suffered from Cancer. But a Pulitzer in investigative reporting...
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Fashion For Paws 2010 Was For the Dogs
Washington was transformed on Saturday night into a scene from New York Fashion Week. The Fashion for Paws Runway Show at the Italian embassy glowed in pink lights over a bright white runway, live DJ, photographers, flowing champagne and many dogs. Although Anna Wintour was not in the front row, D.C.’s fashionista animal lovers were...
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Miller Time: Popular Politics Daily Writer Heads to The Washington Times
Emily Miller, who was a featured gossip columnist for Politics Daily, has signed on as a freelance for The Washington Times. According to Fishbowl, her Politics Daily contract is up soon and she is not staying. Miller, who’s tag-line at Politics Daily read, “Afraid of Nobody,” told FDC “I s’pose I’m still afraid of nobody...
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Politics Daily’s Emily Miller Moves to TWT
Emily Miller , who has written "Emily's Post", a gossip column, for Politics Daily for the past year, has signed a freelance contract to write opinion pieces for TWT, such as this one that ran last week. Her Politics Daily contract is up soon and she is not staying. Miller remarked: "I really enjoy...
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Dish Q&A with ChiliBeyonce: Chihuahua, Humanitarian and Style Star
ChiliBeyoncé is a Chihuahua who was born in a puppy mill. She was then shipped to a pet store where she sat alone until she was purchased by a young couple. The stress of those homeless, lonely days made her very sick. Poor ChiliBeyoncé was close to death when the couple brought her to the...
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Steele trapped by Bondage-gate
The Republican National Committee is on the defensive following the discovery that the party reimbursed a staffer’s expenditures at a bondage-themed nightclub. The Democrats had a field day with the conservative values party funding a wild night, but more damaging is the report of personal profit at the highest levels of the RNC. With...
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Famous DC: Famous Friday [Round Up]
Tucker Carlson vs. Michael Steele heated up, Michael Calderone got a new gig, sadly – there is not a “Catch Phrase for Dummies” on the market, Erik Brown is excited this week is over, David All was born on both Good Friday and Friday the 13th, House lawmakers aren’t into Google Buzz, Emily Miller battled with...
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‘Brothers at War’ Documentary Explores Iraq’s Impact on a Family
The Washington screening of “Brothers at War” Wednesday night brought the mostly military crowd to thunderous applause and to tears. U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey introduced the movie as “a story about a great American family . . . a great Army family. It portrays not only the sacrifices that the...
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