ENDEARING TO THE END: The Enquirer

The recipients of this year's Pulitzer Prizes were named earlier this week, and, alas, the National Enquirer was not among them; it was beat by The Washington Post and New York Times.

Its excitement dampered, the paper was nevertheless noble and even spirited in defeat: says Executive Editor Barry Levine, "We're disappointed, we thought we should have won. But we think we have new found respectability and credibility just for going through this process."

The Enquirer was considered a finalist for its investigative report of the John Edwards affair and scandal.