The National Enquirer was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for its Edwards coverage . Enquirer better known for roots as a celebrity supermarket paper , gossip sheet . Elements of it and others can be most directly traced to the magazine Confidential . And though more mainstream publications scoff at the Enquirer 's `` checkbook journalism '' and in-your-face headlines , those same publications are doing things they might not have considered 10 years ago . Magazine 's new format illustrative of changes in media business .
The National Enquirer was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for its Edwards coverage . Enquirer better known for roots as a celebrity supermarket paper , gossip sheet . Elements of it and others can be most directly traced to the magazine Confidential . Magazine 's new format illustrative of changes in media business .