Preface and acknowledgments -- Introduction : Scandal in the news, then and now -- [ch.] 1. Whitewater, where it all began -- [ch.] 2. A player in the scandal circus : January 13-15, 1998 -- [ch.] 3. "Something about perjury" : January 16, 1998 -- [ch.] 4. An incredible seven-hour dialogue : January 17, 1998 -- [ch.] 5. Enter Mr. Drudge : January 18, 1998 -- [ch.] 6. The gathering storm : January 19, 1998 -- [ch.] 7. The Ginsburg quote : January 20, 1998 -- [ch.] 8. One sexy scoop : January 21, 1998 -- [ch.] 9. Stampede : January 22, 1998 -- [ch.] 10. Greenroom chatterboxes : January 23, 1998 -- [ch.] 11. "Breaking news" : January 24, 1998 -- [ch.] 12. Peekaboo : January 25, 1998 -- [ch.] 13. Gossip masquerades as news -- [ch.] 14. Needed, a few good men and women -- Notes -- Index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-294) and index.