[coldtea]

>The proof by authority criticism is for the implied "I've been right in the past (I even got awarded for that) therefore I must be right now as well".

Or, you know, rather merely the implied:

"I'm just some random conspiracy theorist, some fresh of the bus aspiring journalist, or some blogger that got in over their head, I've got a proven track record of working with diffucult and covered/denied stories, being proven right, doing succesful investigate journalism, and bringing up major stories. Pulitzer level track record."