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| Journalists dole out cash to politicians (quietly) |
| 2007-06-21 |
| A big article, and well-written. There is much, much more at the link. Incredible... BOSTON - A CNN reporter gave $500 to John Kerry's campaign the same month he was embedded with the U.S. Army in Iraq. An assistant managing editor at Forbes magazine not only sent $2,000 to Republicans, but also volunteers as a director of an ExxonMobil-funded group that questions global warming. A junior editor at Dow Jones Newswires gave $1,036 to the liberal group MoveOn.org and keeps a blog listing "people I don't like," starting with George Bush, Pat Robertson, the Christian Coalition, the NRA and corporate America ("these are the people who are really in charge"). Whether you sample your news feed from ABC or CBS (or, yes, even NBC and MSNBC), whether you prefer Fox News Channel or National Public Radio, The Wall Street Journal or The New Yorker, some of the journalists feeding you are also feeding cash to politicians, parties or political action committees. MSNBC.com identified 144 journalists who made political contributions from 2004 through the start of the 2008 campaign, according to the public records of the Federal Election Commission. Most of the newsroom checkbooks leaned to the left: 125 journalists gave to Democrats and liberal causes. Only 17 gave to Republicans. Two gave to both parties. |
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| #4 Please do, Zenster. It'll be a happy note to start the day. And might explain why they get so hysterical about the things they don't like. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-06-21 23:57 |
| #3 As the policy at the Times puts it: "Given the ease of Internet access to public records of campaign contributors, any political giving by a Times staff member would carry a great risk of feeding a false impression that the paper is taking sides." Winston Churchill was at a high society party and approached a beautiful young socialite. He asked her, "Would you sleep with me for 500 pounds?" The young woman replied that she would certainly consider it. He then asked her if she would sleep with him for five shillings. She retorted, "What kind of woman do you think I am?" As with the New York Times, the answer remains the same. "We have already determined that, now we're merely haggling over the price." Maybe I'll post an article tomorrow about how newspapers all across America are in extremely serious decline. This thread's link certainly illuminated just why. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-06-21 22:28 |
| #2 Try Haiti, I hear it's real nice down there. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2007-06-21 14:04 |
| #1 Hey journos, have you considered emigrating? In other countries, politicians give YOU cash. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-06-21 12:15 |