Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
majikthise.typepad.com - 8/23/2008
AP's Ron Fournier may command speaking fees of up to $10,000
—
The Washington Bureau Chief of the Associated press, Ron Fournier, commands speaker's fees of up to $10,000 per appearance. As of this writing, Fournier appears to available for booking through the All American Talent & Celebrity Network .  I called to confirm that he was still listed with the agency, but I haven't heard back yet.    According to his speaker bio, ...

Blog Reactions

Open Left - Front Page:  Did Ron Fournier Accept Speaking Fees from Outside Groups?

Oliver Willis:  Is The AP’s Ron Fournier Violating AP Ethics Rules?

The Washington Note:  Netroots Rally Behind Obama-Biden and Go After Fournier

More
Comments
Blog Reactions

Did Ron Fournier Accept Speaking Fees from Outside Groups?
Open Left - Front Page — Lindsay Beyerstein finds that he's listed on the All American Talent & Celebrity Network. Obviously he's free to buckrake, it's how the big money is made.

Is The AP’s Ron Fournier Violating AP Ethics Rules?
Oliver Willis — ... As if it weren’t bad enough that the McCain campaign was poised to hire him, the AP’s Ron Fournier may very well be getting payments from the very same organizations he covers. ...

Netroots Rally Behind Obama-Biden and Go After Fournier
The Washington Note — ... One of the biggest headaches Fournier may now face is a possible conflict of interest in having a booking agent for speeches for which he may charge between $5-10k and an Associated Press ethics guideline statement that such booking relationships are prohibited. ...

Shocker: Wide-Spread Media Corruption Exposed
Riehl World View — ... They're going to have to find a new origin for the word liberal as clearly liberalis simply doesn't apply any longer. The Moveon.org stoked current and sure to be on going call to silence the AP's Ron Fournier for daring to suggest the Obamessiah's pick of Joe Biden displayed a lack of confidence began yesterday with this little gem. You would have thought they'd at least of buried the link to AATCN: AP's Ron Fournier may command speaking fees of up to $10,000 ...