In 2011, he received an honorable mention in AAN's investigative reporting category.

In 2005, two special reports - on diploma mills and plagiarism - were selected as finalists in the reporting category for a National Magazine Award.

The New York Times won in the national reporting category, and The Star-Ledger of Newark for breaking news.

The New York Times won in the national reporting category for a series of articles by Walt Bogdanich about fatal accidents at railway crossings.

Tax Investigation Cited The Inquirer's second award came in the national reporting category.

A finalist in the reporting category was "The Story of a Gun," by Erik Larson.

The submission was moved from the investigative reporting category, where it was a finalist, by the board that administers the awards on behalf of Columbia University.

The Washington Post won in the international reporting category for Anthony Shadid's dispatches from Iraq.

Her work was nominated in the international reporting category and was moved by the Pulitzer Prize board to explanatory journalism.

Of course, if this were the true motivation, it would be simple enough to create new, anonymous reporting categories that include the requisite information.