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Matt Lewis: Politico: WaPost Sells Access
This raises serious questions ...For $25,000 to $250,000, The Washington Post is offering lobbyists and association executives off-the-record, nonconfrontational access to "those powerful few" - Obama administration...
WashPost sells access, $25,000+
WashPost sells access, $25,000+
politico.com — For a price, the paper offer lobbyists off-the-record access to "those powerful few."... (more) WashPost sells access, $25,000+
WashPost sells access, $25,000+ - Politico.com Print View
dyn.politico.com — For $25,000 to $250,000, The Washington Post is offering lobbyists and association executives off-the-record, nonconfrontational access to... "those powerful few" Obama administration officials, members of Congress, and the paper s own reporters and ... (more) WashPost sells access, $25,000+ - Politico.com Print View
The Washington Post-Pimp? Paper Offers Lobbyists Access to Top Officials at Publisher's House
newsbusters.org — Former Washington Post reporter Mike Allen has broken a shocking media-ethics story for the Politico about his... old media home. The Post is offering lobbyists "off-the record dinner and discussion" with top congressional and administration ... (more) The Washington Post-Pimp? Paper Offers Lobbyists Access ...
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Washington Post Sells Its Soul?–UPDATED
Dr. Melissa Clouthier — Since no assumption of a soul or journalistic integrity has been made, it’s not surprising that the Washington Post would sell access to the Media-Obama power-broker axis. Mike Allen of the Politico breaks the story: The offer — which essentially turns a news organization into a facilitator for private lobbyist-official encounters — is a new sign of the lengths to which news organizations will go to find revenue at a time when most newspapers are struggling for survival. And it’s a turn of the times that a lobbyist is scolding The Washington Post for its ethical practices. “Underwriting Opportunity: ...

Washington Post Sells Its Soul?
Right Wing News — Since no assumption of a soul or journalistic integrity has been made, it's not surprising that the Washington Post would sell access to the Media-Obama power-broker axis. Mike Allen of the Politico breaks the story ...

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