PrintJune 22, 2007
Political contributions by journalists
What I find most interesting about the list is the number of "journalists" who essentially admit to breaking the law, either themselves or their family members (many blamed their spouses for making a contribution purportedly in the journalist's name) - for example:
Brooks, who said her family is friendly with Ford's, said she raised much of the $2,600 from friends - it wasn't her money alone. "A lot of Fox employees have contributed to Democratic candidates. I know I'm not the only one."
Collins says that her father made the campaign contribution. "I had told my dad that I was friends with this man. He said, 'Would you like me to make a donation?' I said, 'That's up to you, but don't do it in my name.'" She said her father also made a $2,000 contribution in her name to Kay Granger, Republican, Texas, in 2004, when Collins was a student in broadcast journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Or how ignorant they are on just what the law requires, a law many of them report on (when discussing disclosures or nondisclosures by candidates):
No longer at The Atlantic, Spaulding said, "It's certainly not the Atlantic's contribution." She said she was not aware that contributions were disclosed on the Internet with a donor's occupation and employer.
Kendall said she opposes the war and thought that her donation was anonymous.
