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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 editors. The astonishing offer is detailed in a ...
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+
Washington Post's Internal Response to Selling Access Story
politicsdaily.com — This morning, Mike Allen of Politico.com reported that the Washington Post is selling access to Obama Administration officials and Post staff . Below is an internal e-mail circulated to the paper's news room in response. Colleagues, A flyer ... (more) Washington Post's Internal Response to Selling Access Story
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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What will Dana Milbank say?
Balloon JuiceThis seems like a credibility-destroyer to me: 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 editors. The astonishing offer is detailed in a flier circulated Wednesday to a health care lobbyist, who provided it to a reporter because the lobbyist said he feels it’s a conflict for the paper to charge for access to, ...

Hey Dana Milbank?!
Rising Hegemon — Care to amend and revise your remarks douchebag? 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 editors. The astonishing offer is detailed in a flier circulated Wednesday to a health care lobbyist, who provided it to a reporter because the lobbyist said he feels it’s a conflict for the paper to charge for access to, as the flier says, its ...

Yes, quite a media critic
Firedoglake — ... As the Washington Post flailed about yesterday trying to find a way to blame Nico Pitney for their trying to sell access to Villagers and Villager Enthusiasts, one thing was very curious indeed. As Jamison Foster asks at Media Matters, where was the WaPo's media critic on this? How was he scooped so badly by of all places,the Politico and Mike Allen aka beltway Eddie Haskell? Well, Howie was busy doing important stuff -- let the tweets speak for themselves: The ultimate white guy, who has certainly ...

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