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American reporters are supposed to be impartial and nonpartisan, above the fray of politics and campaigns.
After researching Federal Election Commission records for New York Times
editorial staff back in the spring, I discovered the paper's reporters had
donated a healthy sum of money to candidates, primarily Democrats, over the
years. Some of the New York Times reporters' donations were made after the paper
instituted a policy prohibiting such contributions, while the bulk of the
donations were made prior to the ban. (You can find these donations elsewhere on
my blog.)
Today I went back to the best web site for searching FEC files, tray.com,
and pored over recent donations by journalists, reporters, publishers and
others who work at print media outlets.
I limited my searching to the two most recent election cycles, except for
Time and Newsweek, and Rupert Murdoch, because of the influence each
wields.
More than fifty newspapers, magazines, wire services, and names of
publishers, were searched.
Wish I could say I was surprised at how many media people have donated to
Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic National Committee, or Democratic candidates,
but I can't.
President George Bush didn't receive a single donation from any outlet or reporter in my search.
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