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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 12:04 PM Original message |
Gov. Romney has his own paid columnist $10,000 |
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Nothing Without Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. On the face of it, it doesn't sound unethical to me |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 12:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. did you wonder why a state agency needed to write "op-ed" pieces? |
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Nothing Without Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 12:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. He is a professional writer, it's what he does for a living, and he is |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 12:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. but should state agencies write op-eds? |
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Nothing Without Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 01:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. There would need to be equal space given to other viewpoints |
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PeaceProgProsp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 12:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. He has a financial interest in ensuring Romney's success. |
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Nothing Without Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 12:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. If his Romney-paid articles have a statement of funding source |
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PeaceProgProsp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 02:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. I don't think the newspaper should give space to |
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Nothing Without Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 03:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Yes, if it's writing paid for by Romney, it's an advertisement and should |
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MollyStark (816 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 03:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. Everything else he writes is suspect |
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BillZBubb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
3. Shame on the Herald editors and management. |
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PeaceProgProsp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 12:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. That's not a good solution because: |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
10. Didn't know about this story, so I appreciate your posting it. |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
13. An ethical newspaper would fire the writer |
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