December 4, 2008 5:15:10 PM CST
(Newser) – With the New York Times in the spotlight for breaking the Eliot Spitzer story, the paper’s urban-affairs correspondent tackles a flood of reader questions, ranging from whether Hillary Clinton will still get Spitzer’s superdelegate vote (“she loses it”) to how the Times got the story in the first place (“we do not discuss anything on sensitive reporting”).
The paper's "voluminous coverage” has captivated not only New Yorkers but the worlds of politics and journalism. Philip B. Corbett leads a team of staffers in answering questions ranging from why the Times identified the prostitute ("finding out more about her was of intense public interest") to why it used the term "resign" when Spitzer technically remains governor through Monday ("clarity and common sense").
Source New York Times
Apr 24, 08 11:20 AM CDT A second hooker has confirmed to federal investigators Eliot Spitzer's proclivity for prostitutes and unprotected sex but has also revealed another embarrassing detail: the disgraced New York governor's fondness for sex toys, the New York Post reports. More »
Mar 30, 08 12:10 PM CDT Another high-powered fella has taken an interest in Ashley Alexander Dupre, but unlike Eliot Spitzer, Donald Trump’s interest in the former call girl is all about TV (well, money, too). People reports that Trump wants Dupre for his new MTV reality show, said to be a sort of "My Fair Lady" competition. “She is an interesting candidate, very interesting," sayeth the Donald. More »
Mar 20, 08 1:48 PM CDT Playgirl feels sorry for Eliot Spitzer, what with the public-opinion crucifixion and $1 million Hustler offer to call-girl “Kristen." He’s unemployed, and might face some stiff legal fees in the near future, so the girls are extending an offer on their blog: “How about making some loot back, by showing us what you saved for such a select few?” More »
Mar 20, 08 6:24 AM CDT Girls Gone Wild mogul Joe Francis thought he'd hit the jackpot when he discovered he had raunchy videos of the call girl from the Spitzer sex scandal on file. But his find may prove less of a bonanza than he'd hoped, now that Ashley Alexandre Dupre has said she was under 18 when she spent a week on the Girls Gone Wild bus, the AP reports. More »
Mar 19, 08 8:07 AM CDT The call girl who ended Eliot Spitzer's career started hers on a nude Girls Gone Wild video during a wild Spring Break weekend in 2003, reports the LA Times. Ashley Alexandra Dupré was celebrating her 18th birthday in Miami when she stumbled across the Girls Gone Wild production bus, and made seven videos over several days. More »
Eliot Spitzer • sex scandal • New York Times • newspaper • journalism • prostitution • Ashley Dupre • Kristen • editor
Face it: there's too much news. At Newser a team of editors and writers culls the most important stories from hundreds of U.S. and international sources and reduces them to a headline, picture, and two paragrap
