Romenesko Letters
"Having the prudence and caution to hire an expert to ascertain the mayor's online identity before the Spokesman-Review went into print?" writes CJR Daily's
Steve Lovelady. "Where I come from, we don't call that entrapment; we call it responsible journalism." He adds: "I'm not surprised that by a count of 12-to-1, a grateful public is responding to the Spokesman-Review's investigation. What's dismaying is that [Spokesman-Review editor
Steve] Smith isn't getting similar support from his colleagues at more timid publications."
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Smith discusses the Mayor West investigation in an online chat (S-R)
