Comments on: Columbus Dispatch Executive Contributed to State Senator’s Campaign http://www.plunderbund.com/2007/10/31/columbus-dispatch-executive-contributed-to-state-senators-campaign/ A Progressive Political Playground Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:41:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jill http://www.plunderbund.com/2007/10/31/columbus-dispatch-executive-contributed-to-state-senators-campaign/#comment-79759 Jill Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:31:37 +0000 http://www.plunderbund.com/2007/10/31/columbus-dispatch-executive-contributed-to-state-senators-campaign/#comment-79759 I posted about this tonight, but the Coughlin donation came from a G. Michael Curtin - not the same as the Dispatch individual. I wrote Mr. Curtin at the Dispatch and asked him to verify the 25K. I'll post when I know. I've also read a few things now that seem to say, editors and publishers can do whatever they want with their money, it's just newsroom staff. Given that the editors and publishers perform the function of those filters we're supposed to trust, it actually seems as though it's MORE important that they not give money, yeah??? Seems to me that bloggers are the most likely to be trusted because they are the most out there as far as being transparent and knowing what to expect. Everyone else has all sorts of rules that may or may be applied from one job to the next and one place to the next. No logic to me. I posted about this tonight, but the Coughlin donation came from a G. Michael Curtin - not the same as the Dispatch individual. I wrote Mr. Curtin at the Dispatch and asked him to verify the 25K. I’ll post when I know.

I’ve also read a few things now that seem to say, editors and publishers can do whatever they want with their money, it’s just newsroom staff. Given that the editors and publishers perform the function of those filters we’re supposed to trust, it actually seems as though it’s MORE important that they not give money, yeah???

Seems to me that bloggers are the most likely to be trusted because they are the most out there as far as being transparent and knowing what to expect. Everyone else has all sorts of rules that may or may be applied from one job to the next and one place to the next.

No logic to me.

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