Times Tells Inside Story of Spitzer Scoop

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").