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Really excited to touch you very. I'll look stories re working on before the tiger was story broke and then did you put those also decide.
Well I mean they're you know it was a tiger woods' success story you. What was their multi week investigation. Requiring. You know upwards of half dozen reporters. Head. After we received a tip on this woman Rachel you should tell. We investigated her weight down sources around her who passed polygraph test side attesting to affect the Jews having this. -- relationship with Tiger Woods and you know -- the proof to me was when we were told that she was going to travel to Australia in early November. To meet the camp and we were able to. Well little we follow her apparently watched her get on the plane we watched her get off the plane I had done one of my reporters. Actually follow her to the hotel where we saw her check here. And we even my reporter went up in the elevator and watched her get all on the same forward tiger -- day excel. You know we develop agreed deal of factual information to support the story. Eight and even know when we went to Tiger Woods and he's denied it we we we still felt strongly that we had this story Ellen we published it. And I believe resulted Vietnam. Obviously. Making it -- very angry. Our union battle on Thanksgiving Day idea and then he had his car crash which really kind of since this story. Into -- it is to a global scandal.
Barry can you reveal who your initial source was how did you know that Rachel. Was -- mistress -- alleged mistress or wherever whenever calling -- it's clear that that she had some sort of relationship with them.
Yeah I mean in in effect we report in our new -- today that she was paid three million dollars for not. You know speaking about and -- press conference her attorney had called last week which is probably cancel out effect is like a lot of these stories they. John Edwards scandal that I dealt with the last year. You don't only to restore -- often times a phone call or an email from from an individual who has information. And you know oftentimes it's very limited information you may get the name of the person.
can you reveal who it was on this particular story.
No I can't be -- we. We we never revealer -- I can tell you that we had multiple we developed in the course of our investigative reporting which is what we do want these types storm. We start with whatever they actually -- we we you know we go you know and move out from the error and we did develop on on the tigers don't -- several sources. Do told us about the relationship basically cooperating other individuals information we -- still one of the sources to use their name. And we that person went on to record a woman named actually Sampson say you know -- his friend of this woman. Who have listened to eight. Phone call that ritual received from Tiger Woods on herself. Mutual said it you know who's on the on the Tiger Woods. And a scroll. Early listen to the all of her -- poison and I heard. You know in talking -- a romantic. Nature to this woman and you know after that call Rachel and made some concessions about the relationship. But obviously -- itself there's not enough to put the story in the paper. The woman passed polygraph test it was cooperated with other sources and as they say that I think that they. Frauds these you know traveling to Australia actually seeing her. Going up to tiger's group was defining prove that in deep this relationship existed. And we also found out that. Through additional investigative reporting that tiger head. People were hurt traveled there so that was very very -- imaging and that's what we publish the story.
Barry Levine executive editor of the national choir on the phone with us talking about Tiger Woods. You know it's so weird because for as long -- tiger has been in the limelight. We've never heard stories about him like prior to marrying. We hear stories of him women rising easily run around a lot of schemes pictures of him. Did was he -- C. CN a lot of different women before he got married he had no bad because you don't just become this person.
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Is this -- is really.
Well I mean obviously we can't -- council all these other women who have come out obviously the first one we investigate. Early and you know and to do it you know to. Properly investigate. Somebody that it of this nature need to EB to have the proper time you know obviously you a lot of other news organizations since we came out and jump on the bandwagon and are reporting this person -- You know and the other but I think that a pattern has developed here of the type of women. That he pursued and the various relationships we have certainly this is a that it serial cheating situation that. Certainly is gonna require. You know some type of potential confession on his part whether it makes it to an Oprah Winfrey here or somebody else of that of that nature where he. Makes them in Michigan and can then begin rebuilding his his wife and reputations. You know America is very. We're giving and I think that tiger should step on the couch and shoots some tears with -- Oprah that you know he AP Hillary bill is it is image.
Well this story has definitely added credibility to national enquirer which is one of those can outbid everybody knows it suddenly wonder if that's true I mean I know you're reporting and it's true. The way you -- your story is as you do lot of research I didn't know you would put that many reporters. On that I thought it was more for rumor based magazine your change my whole perspective of your newspaper.
Well maybe you know listen -- when there are you know libel laws are out there. Outlaws she. And in your paper get sued for millions and millions of dollars you have to be extremely careful Tiger Woods obviously. You know having a billion dollar empire. You know obviously couldn't come -- trust and a big wet.
Where you really were you frightened and that Mary were you thinking oh my gosh. This is too hot for me.
So I think that we you know our feeling is is that if this story is true in the -- and we can prove true we're gonna publish you know we we're in the business of -- ignore our readers story. A -- newsmakers and celebrities and individual like Tiger Woods -- Donnelly golf. Or sport twirls yet so many endorsements that the public to. You know even if it'll follow golf -- yes and he's got into our living rooms. Like other television stars or other newsmakers ND EQ -- you want global superstar.
Wouldn't you agree I and I said this before this morning I don't think this is the end of the story not that there's more girls. But I don't think all the layers of this you know if you were look at it like a nine I don't think we peeled back a Malaysian I think there's going to be a few more pieces of the puzzle.
Well I mean we we we do -- our our coverage this week the -- Real revelation of sixty but -- love child if in fact. It appears people are most concerned now with with with they're being you know as papers you know something very very incriminating that would be out -- that would serious certain image. And the public's mind you this is certainly. The fact that he's been so irresponsible terms of these relationships we do reports that one of the women he was involved -- Regularly yes you're viciously took a videotape does herself having relations with a little boyfriends -- tigers in effect on. One of the woman's case it could be very very damaging.
Yeah absolutely and -- Com -- any other any of the juicy gossip you've got first emergency series since it got me on the phone and you know you're working and.
Well -- I would do they were related to another scandal that we have of course broken open which was the John Edwards presidential candidate cheating scandal in the same issue whether it comes up today and Tiger Woods we also have new. Blockbuster information about a big custody battle he's involved with the heat with its mystery. And and for the first time we we publish secret documents related to the case. That prove undeniable. Undeniably that that you indeed the father of this love child we're still waiting for him to. Come clean on that even though he admitted to be fair so.
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That's something along yeah -- you're gonna get that stuff just so. It whenever I don't think for everybody.
I love what it girl issuers a good pair rain bands the first on Rachel Rachel you to tell you exactly Bob Barry will you now get invited to the press corps White House dinner for reporters to --
I I don't think we wanna go to the big we we operate away from the press pack -- mean you know that that the people who traveled together you know they never get a scoop you you have to go. Completely by yourself engulfed in a direction that nobody else is going not at the acquires.
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