07-02-2009
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Political Byline (links to Various)
For $25,000 to $250,000, The Washington Post has offered lobbyists
and association executives off-the-record, nonconfrontational access to
“those powerful few”: Obama administration officials, members of
Congress, and — at first — even the paper’s own reporters and editors. Read Full Story
Comment by:
Powell Gammill (#13871) Entered on: 2009-07-02 11:48:28
I saw this story earlier and was troubled by the very real potential conflicts that arise between a news dept. and a lobbying group(s) paying money to the paper.