The women: a behind-the-scenes, step-by-step look at how the Los Angeles Times put together its controversial, last-minute story about allegations that Arnold Schwarzenegger had groped women without their consent.

American Journalism Review,  December, 2003  by Smolkin, Rachel

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One week before a recall election that could topple California's governor, the fate of a potentially explosive Los Angeles Times story about the leading contender to replace him remained unsettled. Editor John S. Carroll and Managing Editor Dean Baquet took home rough versions of the piece around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, September 30. At that point, it didn't even have a lead.

It described claims by six women that Arnold Schwarzenegger, movie star and Republican candidate for governor, had groped them without their consent. The reporters, sacrificing nights and weekends for a story all ...

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