Unfair to the Enquirer

Guilty reading pleasure: My former landlady always
picked up the current copy at the supermarket.

South Carolina representative Trent Gowdy (R) on the "Trump dossier": [bold added]

"I want to know whether the nation's premier law enforcement agency relied on a document that looks like the National Enquirer prepared it."

Hey, Trent, you're being unfair to the Enquirer.

ABC news, 2010: National Enquirer Now Legit, According to Pulitzer Prize Board

The National Enquirer is now legit, according to the Pulitzer Prize Board.

The body behind journalism's most prestigious award conceded Thursday that the self-proclaimed tabloid can compete with mainstream news outlets for its prizes. Because it broke the story about former presidential candidate John Edwards's mistress and love child, the Enquirer's staff is eligible for the Pulitzer in two categories: "Investigative Reporting" and "National News Reporting."

Of course, the National Enquirer raising its standards is only one possible explanation of how the supermarket tabloid is becoming like the rest of the industry.