Mayor May Not
May 13, 2005
Recently, the Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington, hired a computer expert to pose as a teenager in an Internet chat-room. His target was Spokane mayor Jim West, who was rumored to be offering favors to sex partners he met online. The sting has since met with sharp criticism from editors around the country. Spokesman-Review editor Steve Smith explains the story's genesis to Bob, and defends its execution.
