The story behind the stories on the Schwarzenegger baby and his separation from Maria Shriver
ICYMI, former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver have separated after 25 years of marriage.
The story was broken here on LATimes.com.
ICYM the Los Angeles Times follow-up here, they are separated because Schwarzenegger admitted fathering a child a decade ago with their family maid.
Now Mark Barabak, the news organization's top political reporter, explains how the story came to be reported by a team, written, verified and published.
In this video below, the veteran Barabak talks with CNN's Howard Kurtz about the old-fashioned "shoe leather" used in researching the stories and why the news organization chose not to name the maid in its initial coverage.
-- Andrew Malcolm
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So now we have a story ABOUT a story that made HEADLINES around the world about AHNOLD. I may like sausage BUT, I would NOT like to see how it's produced. NUFF SAID ......
Posted by: scoobydoo | May 25, 2011 at 08:00 AM
So I just had to report this to the world and apologize to Maria-not! If this woman is indeed telling the truth doesn't she know that the world really doesn't need to know her sins nor does Maria Shriver.
Posted by: earleanstarr | May 25, 2011 at 11:08 PM