I expected more of a hit-piece from Richard Goldstein, the executive editor of the Village Voice who's writing their Press Clips column these days, on me and my recent looks at political giving by media personalities, but on balance, I like what he wrote. Although he adopts a dismissive tone, Goldstein nonetheless calls attention to the issue of media transparency.
There is one part of his column that needs addressing. Goldstein berates me for not having research and posted data on the following conservative pundits: Tucker Carlson, Robert Novak, George Will and William F. Buckley.
Guess it wasn't good enough that as a one-man operation, I spent the time looking at FEC and state campaign finance disclosure forms on dozens and dozens of reporters and outlets, in Goldstein's eyes. He was interested in those columnists and any giving they may have done. Fair enough.
But Goldstein doesn't explain why he couldn't find half an hour to visit tray.com and look at the columnists' files himself. Or assign an intern or two from the Village Voice to do so.
Granted, my method and scope in this personal project of mine isn't perfect, thoroughly comprehensive or scientific.
However, the Village Voice does possess the resources necessary to perform better research on the columnists' campaign donations. Heck, so does Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting, Accuracy in Media, the Columbia Journalism Review, the Poynter Institute, et al., but instead of nudging them to get cracking at investigating such donations, Goldstein chides me, as if I have the resources to carry out the kind of research _he_ wants.
Since Goldstein couldn't be bothered to examine donations by those opinion writers, and the president and publisher of Buckley's National Review, I did it for him. Took all of thirty minutes, including looking at records from California.
First of all, going back to 1980, no donations showed up for Novak, Will and Thomas. Only one contribution turned up for Carlson.
Secondly, looking only at giving by Buckley and colleagues in the current federal election cycle, they've done quite a bit of checkwriting. Of course, they've done much more giving in other elections, but sharing that data in this post would make it as long as "Anna Karenna." As always, you can find all of the federal donations from Carlson, Buckley and crew at tray.com.
Third, they all donated to conservative politicians and PACs.
And if you, or Goldstein want to research state campaign finance disclosures, check out this site, which lists the links to such sites.
Goldstein's column appears below after some data on Carlson, Buckley and his colleagues.
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BUCKLEY, JR. WILLIAM F. MR. JR., NATIONAL REVIEW, EDITOR, STAMFORD, CT 06902
SIMON FOR GOVERNOR, BILL, ID#1233478
$2,000.00
5/23/2001
SIMON FOR GOVERNOR, BILL, ID#1233478
$2,000.00
5/28/2002
SIMON FOR GOVERNOR, BILL, ID#1233478
$500.00
1/31/2002
RHODES THOMAS L. MR., NATIONAL REVIEW, PRESIDENT, NEW YORK, NY 10016
SIMON FOR GOVERNOR, BILL, ID#1233478
$25,000.00
5/29/2002
SIMON FOR GOVERNOR, BILL, ID#1233478
$2,500.00
2/13/2002
(Source: CA campaign disclosures)
FEDERAL DONATIONS
CARLSON, TUCKER S
3/22/1995 $1,000.00
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION -[Contribution]
ALEXANDER FOR PRESIDENT INC
Buckley, William F. Mr. Jr.
6/12/2000 $500.00
Stamford, CT 06902
National Review/Author/Editor -[Contribution]
BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC
BUCKLEY, WILLIAM F. MR. JR.
6/24/2002 $200.00
STAMFORD, CT 06902
NATIONAL REVIEW/EDITOR -[Contribution]
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS
Buckley, William F. Mr. Jr.
10/4/2002 $250.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/Editor-At-Large -[Contribution]
NATIONAL CONSERVATIVE CAMPAIGN FUND
Buckley Jr., William F.
10/13/2003 $250.00
Stamford, CT 06902
National Review/Editor at Large -[earmarked contribution]
JOHN SWALLOW FOR CONGRESS INC.
Buckley, William
3/26/2004 $250.00
Stamford, CT 06902
National Review/Editor -[Contribution]
CHRISTOPHER SHAYS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
Buckley, William
6/29/2004 $500.00
Stamford, CT 06902
National Review -[Contribution]
CHRISTOPHER SHAYS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
BUCKLEY, WILLIAM F MR. JR.
12/31/2003 $2,500.00
Stamford, CT 06902
National Review/Editor At Large -[Contribution]
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
Buckley, William F Mr. Jr.
3/24/2004 $500.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review Inc/Writer -[Contribution]
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Buckley, William F. Jr. Mr.
10/17/2003 $250.00
Stamford, CT 06902
National Review/Editor at Large -[Contribution]
WESTMORELAND FOR CONGRESS
CAPANO, EDWARD A MR.
5/12/2004 $1,000.00
WESTFIELD, NJ 07090
NATIONAL REVIEW/PUBLISHER -[Contribution]
BUSH-CHENEY '04 INC
Rhodes, Thomas
5/27/2004 $5,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/President -[earmarked intermediary out]
CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC
Rhodes, Thomas
6/5/2003 $2,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/President -[earmarked intermediary out]
CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC
Rhodes, Thomas
5/27/2004 $2,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/President -[earmarked intermediary out]
CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC
Rhodes, Thomas
2/6/2004 $2,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/President -[earmarked intermediary out]
CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC
Rhodes, Thomas
2/6/2004 $2,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/President -[earmarked intermediary out]
CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC
Rhodes, Thomas
3/15/2004 $1,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/President -[earmarked intermediary out]
CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC
Rhodes, Thomas
5/19/2004 $2,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/President -[earmarked intermediary out]
CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC
Rhodes, Thomas
5/27/2004 $2,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/President -[earmarked intermediary out]
CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC
Rhodes, Thomas
3/12/2003 $2,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/President -[earmarked intermediary out]
CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC
RHODES, THOMAS
6/13/2003 $2,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10016
NATIONAL REVIEW -[Contribution]
PRO-GROWTH ACTION TEAM (PAT-PAC)
RHODES, THOMAS
3/24/2003 $2,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10016
NATIONAL REVIEW -[Contribution]
PRO-GROWTH ACTION TEAM (PAT-PAC)
Rhodes, Thomas
5/19/2004 $5,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/President -[Contribution]
CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC
Rhodes, Thomas
11/21/2003 $5,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/President -[Contribution]
CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC
RHODES, THOMAS
6/8/2004 $2,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10016
NATIONAL REVIEW -[Contribution]
COBURN FOR SENATE COMMITTEE
Rhodes, Thomas
5/27/2004 $2,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/President -[earmarked intermediary out]
CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC
Rhodes, Thomas
5/27/2004 $2,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/President -[earmarked intermediary out]
CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC
Rhodes, Thomas
6/15/2004 $2,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/President -[earmarked intermediary out]
CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC
Rhodes, Thomas
5/19/2004 $2,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/President -[earmarked intermediary out]
CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC
Rhodes, Thomas
11/28/2003 $2,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/President -[Contribution]
JOHN SWALLOW FOR CONGRESS INC.
Rhodes, Thomas
3/17/2003 $2,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/president -[Contribution]
CARL ISETT CAMPAIGN
RHODES, THOMAS
5/24/2004 $2,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10016
NATIONAL REVIEW -[Contribution]
CAIN FOR US SENATE
Rhodes, Thomas
2/11/2004 $2,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/President -[earmarked contribution]
RICO OLLER FOR CONGRESS
Rhodes, Thomas
5/25/2004 $2,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/president -[Contribution]
FRIENDS OF CONNIE MACK
Rhodes, Thomas
2/9/2004 $2,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/President -[earmarked contribution]
WOHLGEMUTH FOR CONGRESS
Rhodes, Thomas
3/22/2004 $1,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/President -[earmarked contribution]
WOHLGEMUTH FOR CONGRESS
Rhodes, Thomas
3/12/2003 $2,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/President -[earmarked intermediary out]
CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PAC
Rhodes, Thomas Mr.
11/28/2003 $2,000.00
New York, NY 10016
National Review/President -[Contribution]
WESTMORELAND FOR CONGRESS
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The Village Voice
July 28, 2004
Dust Raking
by Richard Goldstein
There are no rules in American journalism. Each publication sets its own standards, and that's how the Founding Parents wanted it. Some places permit reporters or editors to donate to campaigns; others do not. (The Voice has no policy.) I've always regarded my writing as my contribution, a philosophy that has saved me some cash and embarrassment over the years. But it doesn't affect the way I think. I'd be a godless faggot leftie whether or not I forked over a few bucks to the Girlie Men—i.e., Democrats.
On the Internet, however, every caesura is silence = death. Lately blogland has been aghast at the shock-horror news that some journos have been giving money to candidates. It all began about four months ago, when Michael Petrelis, a militant AIDS activist whose work has sometimes been useful and sometimes not, began poring over records via an info site called tray.com. What he discovered has persuaded a number of media outfits to come clean about their protocols on political donating.
That's good. The more readers know about the internal operations of the press, the better. Thanks to Petrelis, The New York Times reiterated its no-giving rule and noted that several generous staffers were "highly contrite" when confronted with his findings. But they still have their jobs. The San Francisco Chronicle suspended its letters editor for making contributions in violation of the paper's policy (i.e., journalists must consult a top editor before they bestow).
Some of Petrelis's disclosures are surprising. I would have thought PBS staffers donate mostly to Democrats, but Petrelis reports that they give about equally to both parties. Still, what is this revelation really worth? It doesn't tell us anything about PBS's political and social bias. That network tilts liberal, not withstanding Tucker Carlson's new show (a wan attempt to channel William F. Buckley with better hair). I'm not surprised that National Public Radio employees overwhelmingly give to Democrats, but that doesn't change the fact that NPR favors conservative guests, as demonstrated by a recent Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting study. In other words, you can't make assumptions about an institution's politics from the spending of its staff.
"I don't want publishers saying their reporters can't make donations," Petrelis insists. Instead, he thinks newspapers and magazines should state their policies "on their websites and have a page that permanently gives you disclosure information. You can make up your own mind if there was any sort of political bias." Sounds reasonable—but what would you actually learn from that information? Is a reporter who gives to a candidate incapable of objectivity? Is a journalist who doesn't give incapable of bias?
The Nation would be the same font of progressive thinking even if its editor, Katrina vanden Heuvel, hadn't donated a lot of money to assorted Democrats, as Petrelis discovered. Nor would New Yorker executive editor Hendrik Hertzberg, another Petrelis target, be less liberal if he weren't a Kerry donor. (After all, Hertzberg was a speechwriter for Jimmy Carter in another life.) So where's the muck?
When she was editor of the Voice, Karen Durbin called this kind of journalism "dust raking." It treats any infraction, no matter how minor, as proof of big-time corruption. All readers remember is that someone they didn't like in the first place has done something wrong. It doesn't take much to convince most people that the press is a fen of liberal bias, and that may be a perception Petrelis means to reinforce. Most of the journos he's selected for scrutiny are liberals. Robert Novak, George Will, Cal Thomas, and the aforementioned Tucker C. are all among the prominent conservative writers he has yet to investigate. William F. Buckley has made "tons of donations," according to Petrelis, but this sleuth has yet to post the evidence. "I was primarily focused on daily newspapers," he says. That doesn't account for his obsession with vanden Heuvel and Hertzberg.
It's not surprising, since Petrelis is an out and proud Naderite. Like his hero, he seems to believe the worst enemy is the one closest to him. Blogland is full of people like that. In the wake of Petrelis's crusade, davidM at blogspot.com has discovered that an "astonishing 92 percent" of donations from Ivy League academics went to Kerry. Could've fooled me.
What next? Easter Parade Reporter Won't Accept Jesus?
Reports, proud muckraking, photos, videos and musings from the veteran LGBT and AIDS human rights advocate Michael Petrelis. Based in San Francisco since 1995. Contact: MPetrelis_at_AOL_dot_com. Vote Petrelis for BART Board District 9 in November!
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Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Over the weekend in Boston Theresa Heinz Kerry rightfully told Colin McNickle, the editorial page editor of the conservative Pittsburgh Tribune Review, to "shove it" in response to questions he shouted at her.
On this morning's NBC Today Show, Katie Couric asked her if she regretted her remark to McNickle.
Her response: “No, I don't. And I think that I say what I believe. I'm plain-spoken. I really wanted him to back off, you know, back off. And he and reporters generally don't do this — they don't trap you and they don't misrepresent you when they talk to you. That's exactly what he did. I didn't know who he was and I heard him say two words that [were] not what I had said. I saw the potential of a misrepresentation and so I defended myself. Wouldn't you if someone attacked you like that?”
You go, girl!
The Heinz Kerry/McNickle feud led me to check Federal Election Commission records to see if McNickle has made any donations in the current election cycle, and he apparently hasn't.
However, his boss, mogul and funder of numerous right-wing causes and think tanks Richard Mellow Scaife, along with his wife, Margaret "Ritchie" Battle Scaife, have been extremely generous in their donations to the Bush/Cheny reelection campaign and conservative PAC.
A search on Google for evidence Mr. Scaife has disclosed his donations in his publication turned up nothing.
Two things about Mrs. Scaife's political giving were eyebrow raising.
First, she donated $2,000 last year to Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign. (Gotta wonder what the hubby and journalists at the Tribune Review think of that donation.)
Second, she's also contributed to the Wish List, which is a pro-choice PAC.
Her donations to Kerry and the Wish List reveal some liberal tendencies on Mrs. Scaife's part, at least in the past two years.
If you want to know about the Scaife's giving at the federal level, visit http://www.tray.com/.
^^^
SCAIFE, R M
6/28/2003 $2,000.00
PITTSBURGH, PA 15219
TRIBUNE-REVIEW PUB CO -[Contribution]
PRO-GROWTH ACTION TEAM (PAT-PAC)
SCAIFE, R M
6/28/2003 $2,000.00
PITTSBURGH, PA 15219
TRIBUNE-REVIEW PUB CO -[Contribution]
PRO-GROWTH ACTION TEAM (PAT-PAC)
Scaife, Richard
12/22/2003 $75,000.00
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Sarah Scaife Foundation -[Contribution to a 527 organization]
CLUB FOR GROWTH
Scaife, Richard
4/26/2004 $50,000.00
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Sarah Scaife Foundation -[Contribution to a 527 organization]
CLUB FOR GROWTH
SCAIFE, RICHARD M. MR.
8/18/2003 $2,000.00
PITTSBURGH, PA 15219
TRIBUNE-REVIEW PUBLISHING COMPANY/P -[Contribution]
BUSH-CHENEY '04 INC
Scaife, Richard M. Mr.
7/21/2003 $25,000.00
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Tribune - Review Publishing/Publish -[Contribution]
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
SCAIFE, RITCHIE
6/28/2003 $2,000.00
PITTSBURGH, PA 15232
TRIBUNE-REVIEW PUB CO -[Contribution]
PRO-GROWTH ACTION TEAM (PAT-PAC)
Scaife, Ritchie
4/25/2003 $2,000.00
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Self-Employed/Homemaker -[Contribution]
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC
SCAIFE, RITCHIE
6/28/2003 $2,000.00
PITTSBURGH, PA 15232
TRIBUNE-REVIEW PUB CO -[Contribution]
PRO-GROWTH ACTION TEAM (PAT-PAC)
SCAIFE, RITCHIE MR.
8/13/2003 $2,000.00
PITTSBURGH, PA 15232
HOMEMAKER -[Contribution]
BUSH-CHENEY '04 INC
Scaife, Ritchie Mrs.
5/19/2004 $1,000.00
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Housewife -[Contribution]
THE WISH LIST
Scaife, Ritchie Mrs.
6/20/2003 $1,000.00
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Housewife -[Contribution]
THE WISH LIST
Scaife, Ritchie Mrs.
7/21/2003 $25,000.00
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Homemaker -[Contribution]
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
On this morning's NBC Today Show, Katie Couric asked her if she regretted her remark to McNickle.
Her response: “No, I don't. And I think that I say what I believe. I'm plain-spoken. I really wanted him to back off, you know, back off. And he and reporters generally don't do this — they don't trap you and they don't misrepresent you when they talk to you. That's exactly what he did. I didn't know who he was and I heard him say two words that [were] not what I had said. I saw the potential of a misrepresentation and so I defended myself. Wouldn't you if someone attacked you like that?”
You go, girl!
The Heinz Kerry/McNickle feud led me to check Federal Election Commission records to see if McNickle has made any donations in the current election cycle, and he apparently hasn't.
However, his boss, mogul and funder of numerous right-wing causes and think tanks Richard Mellow Scaife, along with his wife, Margaret "Ritchie" Battle Scaife, have been extremely generous in their donations to the Bush/Cheny reelection campaign and conservative PAC.
A search on Google for evidence Mr. Scaife has disclosed his donations in his publication turned up nothing.
Two things about Mrs. Scaife's political giving were eyebrow raising.
First, she donated $2,000 last year to Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign. (Gotta wonder what the hubby and journalists at the Tribune Review think of that donation.)
Second, she's also contributed to the Wish List, which is a pro-choice PAC.
Her donations to Kerry and the Wish List reveal some liberal tendencies on Mrs. Scaife's part, at least in the past two years.
If you want to know about the Scaife's giving at the federal level, visit http://www.tray.com/.
^^^
SCAIFE, R M
6/28/2003 $2,000.00
PITTSBURGH, PA 15219
TRIBUNE-REVIEW PUB CO -[Contribution]
PRO-GROWTH ACTION TEAM (PAT-PAC)
SCAIFE, R M
6/28/2003 $2,000.00
PITTSBURGH, PA 15219
TRIBUNE-REVIEW PUB CO -[Contribution]
PRO-GROWTH ACTION TEAM (PAT-PAC)
Scaife, Richard
12/22/2003 $75,000.00
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Sarah Scaife Foundation -[Contribution to a 527 organization]
CLUB FOR GROWTH
Scaife, Richard
4/26/2004 $50,000.00
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Sarah Scaife Foundation -[Contribution to a 527 organization]
CLUB FOR GROWTH
SCAIFE, RICHARD M. MR.
8/18/2003 $2,000.00
PITTSBURGH, PA 15219
TRIBUNE-REVIEW PUBLISHING COMPANY/P -[Contribution]
BUSH-CHENEY '04 INC
Scaife, Richard M. Mr.
7/21/2003 $25,000.00
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Tribune - Review Publishing/Publish -[Contribution]
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
SCAIFE, RITCHIE
6/28/2003 $2,000.00
PITTSBURGH, PA 15232
TRIBUNE-REVIEW PUB CO -[Contribution]
PRO-GROWTH ACTION TEAM (PAT-PAC)
Scaife, Ritchie
4/25/2003 $2,000.00
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Self-Employed/Homemaker -[Contribution]
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC
SCAIFE, RITCHIE
6/28/2003 $2,000.00
PITTSBURGH, PA 15232
TRIBUNE-REVIEW PUB CO -[Contribution]
PRO-GROWTH ACTION TEAM (PAT-PAC)
SCAIFE, RITCHIE MR.
8/13/2003 $2,000.00
PITTSBURGH, PA 15232
HOMEMAKER -[Contribution]
BUSH-CHENEY '04 INC
Scaife, Ritchie Mrs.
5/19/2004 $1,000.00
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Housewife -[Contribution]
THE WISH LIST
Scaife, Ritchie Mrs.
6/20/2003 $1,000.00
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Housewife -[Contribution]
THE WISH LIST
Scaife, Ritchie Mrs.
7/21/2003 $25,000.00
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Homemaker -[Contribution]
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Monday, July 26, 2004
Oops, I made a mistake in asserting the AP doesn't have a policy prohibiting its reporters from donating to candidates and PAC.
The wire service does bar such contributions, and in the interests of fairness, I am posting this note from the AP's managing editor on my blog.
^^^
Forwarded Message:
Subj: ap reporters making political contributions
Date: 7/26/2004 2:42:47 PM Central Daylight Time
From: msilverman@ap.org
To: MPetrelis@aol.com
CC: SJohnson@ap.org, DCassata@ap.org, NPickler@ap.org, SSonner@ap.org, MASmith@ap.org, CHaswell@ap.org, KRobinson@ap.org, MHumbert@ap.org, kcarroll@krwashington.com
Sent from the Internet (Details)
Dear M Petrelis:
I am writing in response to an e-mail and blog posting in which you
assert that two current AP political reporters have made contributions
to political parties. Please allow me to correct your misapprehension.
Both Scott Sonner of Reno and Mike Smith of Indianapolis traveled to
Republican National Conventions (in 2000 and 1996 respectively) along
with their delegations, which they were assigned to cover. Their hotel
charges in the host cities were initially charged to the state GOPs, and
in both cases our reporters wrote checks to reimburse the parties.
Through faulty bookkeeping at the parties' end, these payments showed up
as contributions, and despite AP's attempts to correct the record,
apparently continue to be listed as such.
AP does, in fact, have a policy against our reporters contributing to or
working on behalf of political candidates, and we are very mindful of
the conflict of interest such activities would create.
I would greatly appreciate it if you would help set the record straight
by circulating this reply to everyone who received your initial e-mail
and also by posting it on your blog.
Sincerely,
Mike Silverman
AP Managing Editor
The wire service does bar such contributions, and in the interests of fairness, I am posting this note from the AP's managing editor on my blog.
^^^
Forwarded Message:
Subj: ap reporters making political contributions
Date: 7/26/2004 2:42:47 PM Central Daylight Time
From: msilverman@ap.org
To: MPetrelis@aol.com
CC: SJohnson@ap.org, DCassata@ap.org, NPickler@ap.org, SSonner@ap.org, MASmith@ap.org, CHaswell@ap.org, KRobinson@ap.org, MHumbert@ap.org, kcarroll@krwashington.com
Sent from the Internet (Details)
Dear M Petrelis:
I am writing in response to an e-mail and blog posting in which you
assert that two current AP political reporters have made contributions
to political parties. Please allow me to correct your misapprehension.
Both Scott Sonner of Reno and Mike Smith of Indianapolis traveled to
Republican National Conventions (in 2000 and 1996 respectively) along
with their delegations, which they were assigned to cover. Their hotel
charges in the host cities were initially charged to the state GOPs, and
in both cases our reporters wrote checks to reimburse the parties.
Through faulty bookkeeping at the parties' end, these payments showed up
as contributions, and despite AP's attempts to correct the record,
apparently continue to be listed as such.
AP does, in fact, have a policy against our reporters contributing to or
working on behalf of political candidates, and we are very mindful of
the conflict of interest such activities would create.
I would greatly appreciate it if you would help set the record straight
by circulating this reply to everyone who received your initial e-mail
and also by posting it on your blog.
Sincerely,
Mike Silverman
AP Managing Editor
Sunday, July 25, 2004
[This story was inaccurate and a correction has been attached on the bottom.]
As best as I can determine, the Associated Press wire service does not have a prohibition on reporters giving to political candidates or PACs, so the fact that several AP reporters have made political donations does not appear to violate any of the wire's policies.
The AP Managing Editors ethics code states: "Journalists are encouraged to be involved in their communities, to the extent that such activities do not create conflicts of interest. Involvement in politics, demonstrations and social causes that would cause a conflict of interest, or the appearance of such conflict, should be avoided." (Source: AP guidelines)
Two AP reporters gave to their state GOP committees, still write for the wire and cover politics. They are:
SONNER, SCOTT
6/20/2000 $1,300.00
RENO, NV 89520
ASSOCIATED PRESS -[Contribution]
NEVADA STATE REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
SMITH, MICHAEL A
8/1/1996 $500.00
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46254
ASSOCIATED PRESS -[Contribution]
INDIANA REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
SMITH, MICHAEL A
8/2/1996 $494.00
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46254
ASSOCIATED PRESS -[Contribution]
INDIANA REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
(Source: Political Money Line)
Having read no more than a handful of political stories by Sonner and Smith for the AP, I can't say that I detected any pro-GOP bias in their articles, so maybe their donations haven't overtly influenced their reporting.
But, at the same time, I do think the AP has a responsibility to inform readers that Sonner and Smith gave money to PACs, and let the reader know such facts.
The most recent donation from an AP reporter was the following:
05/22/2002
Singer, Paul
2835 S. Moreland Blvd. Apt. 12
Cleveland, OH 44120
$75.00
reporter Associated Press
Reich, Robert
(Source: MA campaign disclosures)
Reich is a former Bill Clinton labor secretary who ran for governor of Massachusetts.
Google searches on Singer show he wrote for the AP at least up to 2002, but I couldn't find any stories by him after then, so he may no longer be with the wire.
These listings for AP employees came up on the Political Money Line web site. I not sure if Julia Denny Clark or Douglas A. Richardson were on an AP bureau's editorial at the time of their donations, but I include the data on them in the hope that someone can tell if they were reporters or editors for the AP, or worked on the noneditorial staff of the wire service.
And Alan Cooperman is no longer with the AP. He now writes for the Washington Post.
COOPERMAN, ALAN
4/17/1991 $250.00
BROOKLYN, NY 11231
ASSOCIATED PRESS -[Contribution]
CITIZENS FOR CHRISTOPHER HODGKINS
MARTELLO, THOMAS
6/24/1992 $295.00
DOYLESTOWN, PA 18901
ASSOCIATED PRESS -[Contribution]
NEW JERSEY REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE
RICHARDSON, DOUGLAS A
7/28/1992 $500.00
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46220
ASSOCIATED PRESS -[Contribution]
INDIANA REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
RICHARDSON, DOUGLAS A
8/21/1992 $687.00
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46220
ASSOCIATED PRESS -[Contribution]
INDIANA REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
RICHARDS, CHARLES
4/20/1984 $500.00
RALLS, TX 79357
ASSOCIATED PRESS -[Contribution]
DON RICHARDS FOR CONGRESS
CLARK, JULIA DENNY
6/8/1993 $500.00
PRINCETON, NJ 08540
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
CLARK, JULIA DENNY
10/22/1993 $250.00
AMENIA, NY 12501
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
KOEHLER, JOHN O MR
8/3/1979 $670.00
STAMFORD, CT 06902
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NY -[Contribution]
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEE
(Source: Political Money Line)
The more I research FEC and state campaign disclosures from reporters and media personalities, the clearer it becomes that journalists are giving money to politicians and causes, and have done so for years.
I don't believe this practice is about to end anytime soon, but it's time for media outlets to disclose to their readers and audiences when donations are made.
Media transparency about political giving will go a long way toward keeping journalism honest and restoring media credibility after the Jayson Blair scandal did much to erode confidence many Americans once had in journalists.
-
Jan. 27, 2006
CORRECTION:
Leading up to the November 2004 election, I devoted much time and attention to donations made by reporters, editors and all sorts of media moguls to candidates and PACs.
Along the way, I learned that when a donation from a journalist showed up on Federal Election Commission records, generally in odd amount, like $341.32, not a nice round $1,000 figure, it often meant the journalists had to pay a fee for legitimate costs associated with newsgathering. But the campaigns, under FEC rules, report the fees paid as donations.
Well, out of the blue, an AP reporter has contacted me about an earlier posting of mine that gave the impression he'd donated to a party, so I'm making amends and sharing his letter.
Hey, Thomas Martello, I stand corrected. Not only am I posting your letter here, I'm also attaching it as a correction to my original mistake. Thanks for keeping me on my toes.
-
Michael:
I just stumbled upon your 2004 report about reporters who made political donations and noticed my name was among those you listed.
For the record, I made no political donation to the New Jersey Republican State Committee in 1992. I covered the New Jersey delegation to the Republican National Convention in Houston for The Associated Press that year. The money was sent to the Republican State Committee as part of the charges it made to news organizations that covered the delegation. I believe this charge was for a bus shuttle they had set up for reporters who wanted to tag along with the delegates; the Republican State Committee had predicted transportation would be a nightmare. I wrote the check and was reimbursed by AP.
The next year, I was surprised to discover the Republican State Committee had included on its list of political donors the names of reporters and news organizations that paid costs to cover the convention. I told the committee leaders this was pretty bone-headed of them, and the news organizations, including AP, pushed to get the names off the list. I can’t remember what eventually happened, but apparently there I am, in cyber-perpetuity, as a journalist who donated to a political party. I’m saying it ain’t so.
For the following decade, the Republicans thought I was a donor, sending me lots of literature, pleas for money and envelopes with elephants on them. It was interesting to see how much harsher the political dialogue gets when political parties think you’re one of their loyal subjects.
As for the check I wrote, it was money poorly spent. I was also assigned to cover the Tennessee delegation that year (go figure), and had little time to wait for shuttle buses. The New Jersey GOP had wrongly warned of traffic messes and taxi cabs were plentiful. I think I got one shuttle ride for AP’s $295.
Thanks for your time.
Sincerely,
Thomas Martello
As best as I can determine, the Associated Press wire service does not have a prohibition on reporters giving to political candidates or PACs, so the fact that several AP reporters have made political donations does not appear to violate any of the wire's policies.
The AP Managing Editors ethics code states: "Journalists are encouraged to be involved in their communities, to the extent that such activities do not create conflicts of interest. Involvement in politics, demonstrations and social causes that would cause a conflict of interest, or the appearance of such conflict, should be avoided." (Source: AP guidelines)
Two AP reporters gave to their state GOP committees, still write for the wire and cover politics. They are:
SONNER, SCOTT
6/20/2000 $1,300.00
RENO, NV 89520
ASSOCIATED PRESS -[Contribution]
NEVADA STATE REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
SMITH, MICHAEL A
8/1/1996 $500.00
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46254
ASSOCIATED PRESS -[Contribution]
INDIANA REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
SMITH, MICHAEL A
8/2/1996 $494.00
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46254
ASSOCIATED PRESS -[Contribution]
INDIANA REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
(Source: Political Money Line)
Having read no more than a handful of political stories by Sonner and Smith for the AP, I can't say that I detected any pro-GOP bias in their articles, so maybe their donations haven't overtly influenced their reporting.
But, at the same time, I do think the AP has a responsibility to inform readers that Sonner and Smith gave money to PACs, and let the reader know such facts.
The most recent donation from an AP reporter was the following:
05/22/2002
Singer, Paul
2835 S. Moreland Blvd. Apt. 12
Cleveland, OH 44120
$75.00
reporter Associated Press
Reich, Robert
(Source: MA campaign disclosures)
Reich is a former Bill Clinton labor secretary who ran for governor of Massachusetts.
Google searches on Singer show he wrote for the AP at least up to 2002, but I couldn't find any stories by him after then, so he may no longer be with the wire.
These listings for AP employees came up on the Political Money Line web site. I not sure if Julia Denny Clark or Douglas A. Richardson were on an AP bureau's editorial at the time of their donations, but I include the data on them in the hope that someone can tell if they were reporters or editors for the AP, or worked on the noneditorial staff of the wire service.
And Alan Cooperman is no longer with the AP. He now writes for the Washington Post.
COOPERMAN, ALAN
4/17/1991 $250.00
BROOKLYN, NY 11231
ASSOCIATED PRESS -[Contribution]
CITIZENS FOR CHRISTOPHER HODGKINS
MARTELLO, THOMAS
6/24/1992 $295.00
DOYLESTOWN, PA 18901
ASSOCIATED PRESS -[Contribution]
NEW JERSEY REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE
RICHARDSON, DOUGLAS A
7/28/1992 $500.00
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46220
ASSOCIATED PRESS -[Contribution]
INDIANA REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
RICHARDSON, DOUGLAS A
8/21/1992 $687.00
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46220
ASSOCIATED PRESS -[Contribution]
INDIANA REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
RICHARDS, CHARLES
4/20/1984 $500.00
RALLS, TX 79357
ASSOCIATED PRESS -[Contribution]
DON RICHARDS FOR CONGRESS
CLARK, JULIA DENNY
6/8/1993 $500.00
PRINCETON, NJ 08540
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
CLARK, JULIA DENNY
10/22/1993 $250.00
AMENIA, NY 12501
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
KOEHLER, JOHN O MR
8/3/1979 $670.00
STAMFORD, CT 06902
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NY -[Contribution]
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEE
(Source: Political Money Line)
The more I research FEC and state campaign disclosures from reporters and media personalities, the clearer it becomes that journalists are giving money to politicians and causes, and have done so for years.
I don't believe this practice is about to end anytime soon, but it's time for media outlets to disclose to their readers and audiences when donations are made.
Media transparency about political giving will go a long way toward keeping journalism honest and restoring media credibility after the Jayson Blair scandal did much to erode confidence many Americans once had in journalists.
-
Jan. 27, 2006
CORRECTION:
Leading up to the November 2004 election, I devoted much time and attention to donations made by reporters, editors and all sorts of media moguls to candidates and PACs.
Along the way, I learned that when a donation from a journalist showed up on Federal Election Commission records, generally in odd amount, like $341.32, not a nice round $1,000 figure, it often meant the journalists had to pay a fee for legitimate costs associated with newsgathering. But the campaigns, under FEC rules, report the fees paid as donations.
Well, out of the blue, an AP reporter has contacted me about an earlier posting of mine that gave the impression he'd donated to a party, so I'm making amends and sharing his letter.
Hey, Thomas Martello, I stand corrected. Not only am I posting your letter here, I'm also attaching it as a correction to my original mistake. Thanks for keeping me on my toes.
-
Michael:
I just stumbled upon your 2004 report about reporters who made political donations and noticed my name was among those you listed.
For the record, I made no political donation to the New Jersey Republican State Committee in 1992. I covered the New Jersey delegation to the Republican National Convention in Houston for The Associated Press that year. The money was sent to the Republican State Committee as part of the charges it made to news organizations that covered the delegation. I believe this charge was for a bus shuttle they had set up for reporters who wanted to tag along with the delegates; the Republican State Committee had predicted transportation would be a nightmare. I wrote the check and was reimbursed by AP.
The next year, I was surprised to discover the Republican State Committee had included on its list of political donors the names of reporters and news organizations that paid costs to cover the convention. I told the committee leaders this was pretty bone-headed of them, and the news organizations, including AP, pushed to get the names off the list. I can’t remember what eventually happened, but apparently there I am, in cyber-perpetuity, as a journalist who donated to a political party. I’m saying it ain’t so.
For the following decade, the Republicans thought I was a donor, sending me lots of literature, pleas for money and envelopes with elephants on them. It was interesting to see how much harsher the political dialogue gets when political parties think you’re one of their loyal subjects.
As for the check I wrote, it was money poorly spent. I was also assigned to cover the Tennessee delegation that year (go figure), and had little time to wait for shuttle buses. The New Jersey GOP had wrongly warned of traffic messes and taxi cabs were plentiful. I think I got one shuttle ride for AP’s $295.
Thanks for your time.
Sincerely,
Thomas Martello
Saturday, July 24, 2004
As I read the story today from yesterday's Denver Post about giving to Colorado's U.S. Senate candidates, I wondered how I could have missed these FEC filings, especially for Katrina van den Heuvel of The Nation.
The answer wasn't hard to decipher: the donations were from reports filed on Thursday, which means the data has not been digitized and web posted. Can't wait until these and other recent reported are made available on the web.
In any event, kudos to the Denver Post reporters Mark Couch and Karen Crummy for the excellent article, and for including van den Heuvel's contribution in the story. An excerpt is below.
Following that is an item from gay conservative Andrew Sullivan's blog Ivy Leaguers giving to Sen. John Kerry gleaned from DavidM's blog, and the donations from van den Heuvel, uncovered by yours truly.
Happy reading!
^^^
Article Published: Friday, July 16, 2004
Coors, Salazar in lead funding Senate races
By Mark P. Couch and Karen E. Crummy
Denver Post Staff Writers
A sports hero, an actor, a beer executive - all contributed to U.S. Senate campaigns in Colorado, according to reports filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission.
Pete Coors, the top money-raising Republican, attracted donations from captains of industry and former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway.
State Attorney General Ken Salazar, the front-running Democrat, gathered tens of thousands of dollars from lawyers nationwide.
Former U.S. Rep. Bob Schaffer raised money from casino executives in Las Vegas, political consultants around Washington, D.C., and elected officials along the Front Range.
Mike Miles, an educator from Colorado Springs, did not provide a copy of his finance report. His spokesman last week provided unofficial figures, saying Miles collected about $85,000 for the three-month period and has $60,000 on hand.
The other campaigns expanded on their preliminary reports of last week.
Salazar remained the top money-raiser in the race, collecting $2 million for the three-month period, and $2.5 million since getting into the race in March. He had $1.6 million on hand as of June 30.
Big donors included attorneys at the firm Girardi & Keese in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. It represented Hinkley, Calif., in a suit against Pacific Gas & Electric - the basis for the movie "Erin Brockovich."
"There are people in many professions that support Ken," Salazar campaign spokesman Cody Wertz said.
Salazar also drew donations from former Congress members Tim Wirth and David Skaggs of Colorado, $500 each; Katrina Vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation, $1,000; former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt $500; Kenneth Gart, president of Gart Cos., $500; and actor/director Rob Reiner, $2,000.
[snip]
-
July 24, 2004
Andrew Sullivan's blog item
ACADEMICS FOR KERRY: An astronishing yet unsurprising statistic unearthed by blogger David M. Of all Ivy League faculty donations to candidates, 92 percent went to Kerry. The highest rate of donations to Bush in any Ivy League University is 16 percent - at Princeton. Meanwhile, blogger Michael Petrelis has done some digging on mega-rich socialist, Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of the Nation. She has donated around $145,000 over twenty years to various candidates and organizations.
The answer wasn't hard to decipher: the donations were from reports filed on Thursday, which means the data has not been digitized and web posted. Can't wait until these and other recent reported are made available on the web.
In any event, kudos to the Denver Post reporters Mark Couch and Karen Crummy for the excellent article, and for including van den Heuvel's contribution in the story. An excerpt is below.
Following that is an item from gay conservative Andrew Sullivan's blog Ivy Leaguers giving to Sen. John Kerry gleaned from DavidM's blog, and the donations from van den Heuvel, uncovered by yours truly.
Happy reading!
^^^
Article Published: Friday, July 16, 2004
Coors, Salazar in lead funding Senate races
By Mark P. Couch and Karen E. Crummy
Denver Post Staff Writers
A sports hero, an actor, a beer executive - all contributed to U.S. Senate campaigns in Colorado, according to reports filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission.
Pete Coors, the top money-raising Republican, attracted donations from captains of industry and former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway.
State Attorney General Ken Salazar, the front-running Democrat, gathered tens of thousands of dollars from lawyers nationwide.
Former U.S. Rep. Bob Schaffer raised money from casino executives in Las Vegas, political consultants around Washington, D.C., and elected officials along the Front Range.
Mike Miles, an educator from Colorado Springs, did not provide a copy of his finance report. His spokesman last week provided unofficial figures, saying Miles collected about $85,000 for the three-month period and has $60,000 on hand.
The other campaigns expanded on their preliminary reports of last week.
Salazar remained the top money-raiser in the race, collecting $2 million for the three-month period, and $2.5 million since getting into the race in March. He had $1.6 million on hand as of June 30.
Big donors included attorneys at the firm Girardi & Keese in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. It represented Hinkley, Calif., in a suit against Pacific Gas & Electric - the basis for the movie "Erin Brockovich."
"There are people in many professions that support Ken," Salazar campaign spokesman Cody Wertz said.
Salazar also drew donations from former Congress members Tim Wirth and David Skaggs of Colorado, $500 each; Katrina Vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation, $1,000; former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt $500; Kenneth Gart, president of Gart Cos., $500; and actor/director Rob Reiner, $2,000.
[snip]
-
July 24, 2004
Andrew Sullivan's blog item
ACADEMICS FOR KERRY: An astronishing yet unsurprising statistic unearthed by blogger David M. Of all Ivy League faculty donations to candidates, 92 percent went to Kerry. The highest rate of donations to Bush in any Ivy League University is 16 percent - at Princeton. Meanwhile, blogger Michael Petrelis has done some digging on mega-rich socialist, Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of the Nation. She has donated around $145,000 over twenty years to various candidates and organizations.
I found this entry on another blogspot political blog and, of course, am pleased my FEC research inspired someone to do their own research, but this time looking at donations from Ivy League schools.
Kudos to DavidM and his blog.
Friday, July 16, 2004
Political giving at Ivy League schools
davidmblog@softhome.net
I was wondering which candidates the faculty and staff at Ivy League schools were financially supporting. I found the money in politics databases at PoliticalMoneyLine's web site. The data include the Federal Election Commission's records of individuals who contribute over $200 to political campaigns, including in most cases the individuals' employers.
In my queries, I found 792 donations to the 2004 campaigns of Bush and Kerry from individuals employed by Ivy League schools. An astonishing 92% of those donations were to Kerry. Dartmouth had the highest percent for Kerry (97%) and Princeton the highest for Bush (16%). Harvard had more than double the total donations of any other school, while Brown and Dartmouth had the fewest total donations. Here are the results:
Brown: Kerry 24, Bush 3 (Kerry 89%)
Columbia: Kerry 118, Bush 18 (Kerry 87%)
Cornell: Kerry 76, Bush 6 (Kerry 93%)
Dartmouth: Kerry 30, Bush 1 (Kerry 97%)
Harvard: Kerry 280, Bush 17 (Kerry 94%)
Penn: Kerry 38, Bush 2 (Kerry 95%)
Princeton: Kerry 74, Bush 14 (Kerry 84%)
Yale: Kerry 85, Bush 6 (Kerry 93%)
-------------------------------------------
Total: Kerry 725, Bush 67 (Kerry 92%)
The data are imperfect as noted in the methodology section below. However, none of the imperfections seem likely to bias the data significantly in terms of what percentage of gifts went to which campaign.
Methodology and caveats:
I conducted the queries between noon and 2 pm EST, July 16, 2004 from the query page entitled, Find Individual Contributors By Employer/Occupation at the web site www.tray.com. All queries were for the 2004 election cycle only. (Note: the site appears to contain data from the 1980 election cycle onward.)
I defined contributions to the Kerry campaign as contributions to any organization with the word "Kerry" in the title (primarily John Kerry for President Inc and to a lesser extent Kerry Victory 2004). I defined contributions to the Bush campaign as contributions to any organizations with the word "Bush" in the title (primarily Bush-Cheney '04 Inc).
The queries were based on the first characters of the field, "employer/occupation." Some Ivy League employees were likely excluded from my results because they did not start the name of their "employer/occupation" with the name of the school. For example, if someone listed themselves as "Professor, Yale University" instead of "Yale University, Professor," they would not be included in these data.
Some campaign contributors may work for an organization with a name similar to an Ivy League school, in which case they may have been mistakenly included in these results (but in scanning the data, this was quite rare in the data I present).
In the cases of Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton and Yale, I queried the common one-word name of the school. In the cases of Brown and Columbia, I queried "Brown U" and "Columbia U" respectively in order to avoid the multitude of other employers with similar names. In the case of Penn, I queried "University of Penn."
Some people may have given two or more contributions, in which case each contribution is counted separately in these results.
Some people did not have a listing for employer/occupation in the FEC data, in which case they are missing from my results.
_____________
Note: This entry was inspired by M Petrelis's analysis of political giving at print media outlets, which had unfortunately predictable results.
UPDATE: As you may or may not already be aware, members of the Watcher's Council hold a vote every week on what they consider to be the most link-worthy pieces of writing around... per the Watcher's instructions, I am submitting one of my own posts for consideration in the upcoming nominations process.
Here is the most recent winning council post, here is the most recent winning non-council post, here is the list of results for the latest vote, and here is the initial posting of all the nominees that were voted on.
Kudos to DavidM and his blog.
Friday, July 16, 2004
Political giving at Ivy League schools
davidmblog@softhome.net
I was wondering which candidates the faculty and staff at Ivy League schools were financially supporting. I found the money in politics databases at PoliticalMoneyLine's web site. The data include the Federal Election Commission's records of individuals who contribute over $200 to political campaigns, including in most cases the individuals' employers.
In my queries, I found 792 donations to the 2004 campaigns of Bush and Kerry from individuals employed by Ivy League schools. An astonishing 92% of those donations were to Kerry. Dartmouth had the highest percent for Kerry (97%) and Princeton the highest for Bush (16%). Harvard had more than double the total donations of any other school, while Brown and Dartmouth had the fewest total donations. Here are the results:
Brown: Kerry 24, Bush 3 (Kerry 89%)
Columbia: Kerry 118, Bush 18 (Kerry 87%)
Cornell: Kerry 76, Bush 6 (Kerry 93%)
Dartmouth: Kerry 30, Bush 1 (Kerry 97%)
Harvard: Kerry 280, Bush 17 (Kerry 94%)
Penn: Kerry 38, Bush 2 (Kerry 95%)
Princeton: Kerry 74, Bush 14 (Kerry 84%)
Yale: Kerry 85, Bush 6 (Kerry 93%)
-------------------------------------------
Total: Kerry 725, Bush 67 (Kerry 92%)
The data are imperfect as noted in the methodology section below. However, none of the imperfections seem likely to bias the data significantly in terms of what percentage of gifts went to which campaign.
Methodology and caveats:
I conducted the queries between noon and 2 pm EST, July 16, 2004 from the query page entitled, Find Individual Contributors By Employer/Occupation at the web site www.tray.com. All queries were for the 2004 election cycle only. (Note: the site appears to contain data from the 1980 election cycle onward.)
I defined contributions to the Kerry campaign as contributions to any organization with the word "Kerry" in the title (primarily John Kerry for President Inc and to a lesser extent Kerry Victory 2004). I defined contributions to the Bush campaign as contributions to any organizations with the word "Bush" in the title (primarily Bush-Cheney '04 Inc).
The queries were based on the first characters of the field, "employer/occupation." Some Ivy League employees were likely excluded from my results because they did not start the name of their "employer/occupation" with the name of the school. For example, if someone listed themselves as "Professor, Yale University" instead of "Yale University, Professor," they would not be included in these data.
Some campaign contributors may work for an organization with a name similar to an Ivy League school, in which case they may have been mistakenly included in these results (but in scanning the data, this was quite rare in the data I present).
In the cases of Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton and Yale, I queried the common one-word name of the school. In the cases of Brown and Columbia, I queried "Brown U" and "Columbia U" respectively in order to avoid the multitude of other employers with similar names. In the case of Penn, I queried "University of Penn."
Some people may have given two or more contributions, in which case each contribution is counted separately in these results.
Some people did not have a listing for employer/occupation in the FEC data, in which case they are missing from my results.
_____________
Note: This entry was inspired by M Petrelis's analysis of political giving at print media outlets, which had unfortunately predictable results.
UPDATE: As you may or may not already be aware, members of the Watcher's Council hold a vote every week on what they consider to be the most link-worthy pieces of writing around... per the Watcher's instructions, I am submitting one of my own posts for consideration in the upcoming nominations process.
Here is the most recent winning council post, here is the most recent winning non-council post, here is the list of results for the latest vote, and here is the initial posting of all the nominees that were voted on.
Friday, July 23, 2004
Let me start off with a few disclosures.
I am currently subscribing to The Nation, generally agree with its political stances, and will be ever grateful the magazine published Alexander Cockburn's Feb. 11, 2002, rational column about the hysterical legal troubles brought on by San Francisco's former "progressive" district attorney, whose agenda against me was dictated by a lynch mob. Cockburn and The Nation, in no small way, brought much needed sanity to criminal charges pending against me, and since dropped, so I have a special place for the publication in my political head.
However, I've always found the magazine's editor, Katrina van den Heuvel, in her appearances on TV shout-fests and in her columns, exhibiting quite a few shades of a "poor little rich kid" burden in her politics.
Well, one part of that is true -- she's rich. Or endowed enough to make contributions to federal and state candidates, in amounts that show up on public campaign finance records.
In my hunt for public files on media personalities making political donations, certainly among print outlets, I've not come across anyone who has donated as much money to causes and candidates, as van den Heuvel.
Since 1984, she's written checks totaling $141,499 at the federal level, and at least $5,500 for state candidacies, for a combined amount of $146,999.
A nice bit of pocket change to spread around.
At this point in my study of journalists giving money to politicians and PACs, I have to say, across the political spectrum, from Fox News on the right, and The New Yorker and The Nation on the left, many reporters and editors are writing checks, which can't be such a bad thing because a high number are donating.
If the public, or media critics, had trouble with reporters giving to campaigns, there would be outrage over the practice, and fewer journalists would donate.
But since the reality of the situation is members of the press exercise their rights to participate in the political process by giving money to candidates, I think simple disclosure to readers or the audience, is one ethical way of dealing honestly with such giving.
My hope is that van den Heuvel, in the pages of The Nation, discloses all of her political donations, at federal, state and local levels. At the same time, The Nation could set the standard for acknowledging donations, but also in printing its rules over the practice for readers.
Just as the media rightfully demands transparency from corporations, nonprofit organizations and political institutions, that same degree of transparency is required of the press and reporters.
Here are the federal and a few state level donations from van den Heuvel that I was able to locate on the web.
^^^
STATE LEVEL
03/01/2002
van den Heuvel, Katrina
340 Riverside Dr., # 8B
New York, NY 10025
$500.00
editor The Nation
Reich, Robert
(Source: MA campaign finance site)
VANDEN HEUVEL KATRINA MS.
THE NATION MAGAZINE, EDITOR
NEW YORK, NY 10025
CALIFORNIA EMILY'S LIST, ID#910164
$5,000.00
10/20/2000
MONETARY
Total Monetary
$5,000.00
(Source: CA campaign finance site)
FEDERAL LEVEL
Vanden Heuvel, Katrina
3/5/2004 $2,000.00
New York, NY 10025
The Nation Magazine/Editor -[Contribution]
SOUTH DAKOTA WOMEN VOTE!
Vanden Heuvel, Katrina
4/8/2004 $33,334.00
New York, NY 10025
The Nation Magazine -[Contribution to a 527 organization]
EMILYS LIST NON FEDERAL
Vanden Huevel, Katrina
3/7/2003 $16,666.00
New York, NY 10025
The Nation Magazine -[Contribution to a 527 organization]
EMILYS LIST NON FEDERAL
Vanden Huevel, Katrina
10/28/2003 $33,332.00
New York, NY 10025
The Nation Magazine -[Contribution to a 527 organization]
EMILYS LIST NON FEDERAL
Vanden Huevel, Katrina
8/4/2003 $16,667.00
New York, NY 10025
The Nation Magazine -[Contribution to a 527 organization]
EMILYS LIST NON FEDERAL
Vanden Heuvel, Katrina Ms.
3/1/2002 $5,000.00
New York, NY 10025
The Nation Magazine/Editor -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
HEUVEL, KATRINA VANDEN
3/17/2000 $1,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
REBECCA YANISCH FOR US SENATE INC
HUEVEL, KATRINA VANDEN
10/4/2000 $1,000.00
,
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[earmarked contribution]
STABENOW FOR US SENATE
VANDEN HEUVEL, KATRINA
3/26/1999 $5,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
VANDEN HEUVEL, KATRINA
2/23/2000 $5,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
HEUVEL, KATRINA
10/12/1998 $1,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
FRIENDS OF BLANCHE LINCOLN
VANDEN HEUVEL, KATRINA
3/11/1998 $5,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
HEUVEL, KATRINA VANDEN
5/9/1996 $500.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
CONNIE MCBURNEY FOR CONGRESS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
HEUVEL, KATRINA VANDEN
10/31/1994 $1,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE '94
HEUVEL, KATRINE VANDEN
10/1/1992 $500.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE COMMITTEE
VANDEN HEUVEL, KATRINA
11/11/1991 $1,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE COMMITTEE
VANDEN HEUVEL, KATRINA
10/29/1991 $2,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
HEUVEL, KATRINA VANDEN
9/7/1990 $1,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
FRIENDS OF ROSA DELAURO
HEUVEL, KATRINA VANDEN
8/14/1989 $500.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
ROSARIO KENNEDY FOR CONGRESS
HEUVEL, KATRINA VANDEN
5/2/1990 $500.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
CITIZENS FOR WATERS
VANDEN HEUVEL, KATRINA
12/29/1989 $500.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
BILL BRADLEY FOR U S SENATE '90
VANDEN HEUVEL, KATRINA
9/26/1989 $2,500.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
VANDEN HEUVEL, KATRINA
6/15/1990 $2,500.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
VANDEN HEUVEL, KSTRINA
8/21/1990 $500.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
JOSIE HEATH FOR U S SENATE INC
HEUVEL, KATRINA VANDEN
3/25/1988 $500.00
NY, NY 10023
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
WILLIAMS FOR CONGRESS
VANDEN HEUVEL, KATRINA
10/1/1987 $1,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10027
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
BILL BRADLEY FOR U S SENATE '90
VANDEN HEUVEL, KATRINA
4/11/1986 $500.00
NEW YORK, NY 10023
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
VANDEN HEUVEL, KATRINA
4/11/1986 $500.00
NEW YORK, NY 10023
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
VANDENHEUVEL, KATRINA
6/28/1984 $1,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10023
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
BILL BRADLEY FOR U S SENATE '84
(Source: Political Money Line)
I am currently subscribing to The Nation, generally agree with its political stances, and will be ever grateful the magazine published Alexander Cockburn's Feb. 11, 2002, rational column about the hysterical legal troubles brought on by San Francisco's former "progressive" district attorney, whose agenda against me was dictated by a lynch mob. Cockburn and The Nation, in no small way, brought much needed sanity to criminal charges pending against me, and since dropped, so I have a special place for the publication in my political head.
However, I've always found the magazine's editor, Katrina van den Heuvel, in her appearances on TV shout-fests and in her columns, exhibiting quite a few shades of a "poor little rich kid" burden in her politics.
Well, one part of that is true -- she's rich. Or endowed enough to make contributions to federal and state candidates, in amounts that show up on public campaign finance records.
In my hunt for public files on media personalities making political donations, certainly among print outlets, I've not come across anyone who has donated as much money to causes and candidates, as van den Heuvel.
Since 1984, she's written checks totaling $141,499 at the federal level, and at least $5,500 for state candidacies, for a combined amount of $146,999.
A nice bit of pocket change to spread around.
At this point in my study of journalists giving money to politicians and PACs, I have to say, across the political spectrum, from Fox News on the right, and The New Yorker and The Nation on the left, many reporters and editors are writing checks, which can't be such a bad thing because a high number are donating.
If the public, or media critics, had trouble with reporters giving to campaigns, there would be outrage over the practice, and fewer journalists would donate.
But since the reality of the situation is members of the press exercise their rights to participate in the political process by giving money to candidates, I think simple disclosure to readers or the audience, is one ethical way of dealing honestly with such giving.
My hope is that van den Heuvel, in the pages of The Nation, discloses all of her political donations, at federal, state and local levels. At the same time, The Nation could set the standard for acknowledging donations, but also in printing its rules over the practice for readers.
Just as the media rightfully demands transparency from corporations, nonprofit organizations and political institutions, that same degree of transparency is required of the press and reporters.
Here are the federal and a few state level donations from van den Heuvel that I was able to locate on the web.
^^^
STATE LEVEL
03/01/2002
van den Heuvel, Katrina
340 Riverside Dr., # 8B
New York, NY 10025
$500.00
editor The Nation
Reich, Robert
(Source: MA campaign finance site)
VANDEN HEUVEL KATRINA MS.
THE NATION MAGAZINE, EDITOR
NEW YORK, NY 10025
CALIFORNIA EMILY'S LIST, ID#910164
$5,000.00
10/20/2000
MONETARY
Total Monetary
$5,000.00
(Source: CA campaign finance site)
FEDERAL LEVEL
Vanden Heuvel, Katrina
3/5/2004 $2,000.00
New York, NY 10025
The Nation Magazine/Editor -[Contribution]
SOUTH DAKOTA WOMEN VOTE!
Vanden Heuvel, Katrina
4/8/2004 $33,334.00
New York, NY 10025
The Nation Magazine -[Contribution to a 527 organization]
EMILYS LIST NON FEDERAL
Vanden Huevel, Katrina
3/7/2003 $16,666.00
New York, NY 10025
The Nation Magazine -[Contribution to a 527 organization]
EMILYS LIST NON FEDERAL
Vanden Huevel, Katrina
10/28/2003 $33,332.00
New York, NY 10025
The Nation Magazine -[Contribution to a 527 organization]
EMILYS LIST NON FEDERAL
Vanden Huevel, Katrina
8/4/2003 $16,667.00
New York, NY 10025
The Nation Magazine -[Contribution to a 527 organization]
EMILYS LIST NON FEDERAL
Vanden Heuvel, Katrina Ms.
3/1/2002 $5,000.00
New York, NY 10025
The Nation Magazine/Editor -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
HEUVEL, KATRINA VANDEN
3/17/2000 $1,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
REBECCA YANISCH FOR US SENATE INC
HUEVEL, KATRINA VANDEN
10/4/2000 $1,000.00
,
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[earmarked contribution]
STABENOW FOR US SENATE
VANDEN HEUVEL, KATRINA
3/26/1999 $5,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
VANDEN HEUVEL, KATRINA
2/23/2000 $5,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
HEUVEL, KATRINA
10/12/1998 $1,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
FRIENDS OF BLANCHE LINCOLN
VANDEN HEUVEL, KATRINA
3/11/1998 $5,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
HEUVEL, KATRINA VANDEN
5/9/1996 $500.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
CONNIE MCBURNEY FOR CONGRESS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
HEUVEL, KATRINA VANDEN
10/31/1994 $1,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE '94
HEUVEL, KATRINE VANDEN
10/1/1992 $500.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE COMMITTEE
VANDEN HEUVEL, KATRINA
11/11/1991 $1,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE COMMITTEE
VANDEN HEUVEL, KATRINA
10/29/1991 $2,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
HEUVEL, KATRINA VANDEN
9/7/1990 $1,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
FRIENDS OF ROSA DELAURO
HEUVEL, KATRINA VANDEN
8/14/1989 $500.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
ROSARIO KENNEDY FOR CONGRESS
HEUVEL, KATRINA VANDEN
5/2/1990 $500.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
CITIZENS FOR WATERS
VANDEN HEUVEL, KATRINA
12/29/1989 $500.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
BILL BRADLEY FOR U S SENATE '90
VANDEN HEUVEL, KATRINA
9/26/1989 $2,500.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
VANDEN HEUVEL, KATRINA
6/15/1990 $2,500.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
VANDEN HEUVEL, KSTRINA
8/21/1990 $500.00
NEW YORK, NY 10025
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
JOSIE HEATH FOR U S SENATE INC
HEUVEL, KATRINA VANDEN
3/25/1988 $500.00
NY, NY 10023
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
WILLIAMS FOR CONGRESS
VANDEN HEUVEL, KATRINA
10/1/1987 $1,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10027
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
BILL BRADLEY FOR U S SENATE '90
VANDEN HEUVEL, KATRINA
4/11/1986 $500.00
NEW YORK, NY 10023
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
VANDEN HEUVEL, KATRINA
4/11/1986 $500.00
NEW YORK, NY 10023
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
VANDENHEUVEL, KATRINA
6/28/1984 $1,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10023
THE NATION MAGAZINE -[Contribution]
BILL BRADLEY FOR U S SENATE '84
(Source: Political Money Line)
Who know the story about reporters and media personalities donating to political candidates and causes had legs?
If memory serves, this story started almost two weeks ago with an excellent write-up by Joe Strupp for Editor and Publisher about a recent donation from a NY Times Sunday magazine fashion editor donating to Sen. Kerry, and continues today with an item in the NY Post.
And to top it off, none other than Fox News' Roger Ailes is paying attention to it all and sees it as a scandal.
Maybe Fox News will report on the concerns of Ailes.
^^^
July 23, 2004
Page Six
New York Post
CHEERLEADERS
THE New Yorker is clearly for John Kerry. Senior editor Hendrik Hertzberg, who frequently bashes President Bush for the magazine, gave $900 to Kerry's campaign. The magazine prohibits political reporters from contributing to campaigns they cover. But it's not a conflict of interest, a New Yorker rep insists, because Hertzberg is "an opinion writer," not a reporter. "Rick ran it by [editor] David [Remnick] and he was fine with it." Blogger Michael Petrelis uncovered some other New Yorker writers who gave Kerry cash, including Tad Friend ($500), John Lahr ($500), Roger Angell ($500) and David Denby ($1,250). But they're in the clear because they don't write about politics.
- - -
Forwarded Message:
Subj: for background
Date: 7/23/2004 9:52:32 AM Central Daylight Time
From: David_Remnick@newyorker.com
To: MPetrelis@aol.com
CC: Perri_Dorset@newyorker.com, Hendrik_Hertzberg@newyorker.com
Sent from the Internet (Details)
Dear Mr. Petrelis,
Perri Dorset's comments to you earlier on this subject were completely accurate. Rick Hertzberg is not a reporter, but rather in the opinion business and readers would not mistake him for a Republican or conservative any more than they would mistake a leopard for a gazelle. He is fooling no one and not trying to. On the other hand, no one reporting about the campaign should be sending money to it. That's the distinction I make here, though some may disagree.
Best regards,
David Remnick
- - -
Fox News' Roger Ailes' blog
Nobody Reads Roger
Let this be a warning to you. If you don't read Roger, you might find your blog writing checks your ass can't cash at the Check'N'Go. Sully Joe [www.andrewsullivan.com] picks up on the growing scandal of how the big bad media hates Georgie:
JOURNALISTS FOR KERRY: Michael Petrelis has done some digging and found which hacks have given to which candidates. Big surprise: "President George Bush didn't receive a single donation from any outlet or reporter in my search." The New Yorker is, in particular, up to its eyeballs in reporter contributions to lefties and Dems.
Well, yes, it is a big surprise.
Sullivan seems particularly distressed by the revelation that the New Yorker is "up to its eyeballs in reporter contributions to lefties and Dems," by which he means that editor/contributors Hendrik Hertzberg and Roger Angell, film critic David Denby and an attorney for the magazine gave money to John Kerry. I hear the talking dogs in the cartoons are members of PETA, too.
Update: Petrelis Files has posted a correction. Will the hairless hack twins follow suit?
posted by Roger | Comments (6) | 8:58 AM
-
Kaus Bias B.S.
Midget Mickey Kaus posts an expose of those nasty lib'rul journalists throwing money at the Democrats.
Kaus says: "the Petrelis Files has an interesting list of journalists who've contributed to political candidates. ..."
Toward the end, Kaus sprouts mini-wood as he claims: "Rupert Murdoch maxed out ... for Kerry. That must be how he got that big Gephardt scoop!... " And he quotes Petrelis as saying: "President George Bush didn't receive a single donation from any outlet or reporter in my search."
Scandalous! Damn that liberal media!
At the Petrelis Files, the author describes the "search results of my informal survey" with respect to Murdoch as follows:
MURDOCH, RUPERT12/17/2001 $1,000.00NEW YORK, NY 10036NEWS CORPORATION -[Contribution]KERRY COMMITTEE
MURDOCH, RUPERT3/29/2001 $1,000.00NEW YORK, NY 10036NEWS CORPORATION -[Contribution]KERRY COMMITTEE
MURDOCH, K RUPERT12/1/1999 $1,000.00BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210NEWS CORP./FOX INC -[Contribution]KENNEDY FOR SENATE 2000
But if you search "Murdoch" at the site Petrelis uses, the following results also turn up:
MURDOCH, K. R MR.12/30/2003 $5,000.00New York, NY 10036News Corporation/Chairman & C.e.o. -[Contribution]NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
Murdoch, K. Rupert12/4/2003 $5,000.00New York, NY 10036News Corporation/Chairman & CEO -[Contribution]NEWS AMERICA HOLDINGS INC-FOX POL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA NEWS AMERICA-FOX POL ACTION CMTE
MURDOCH, K.R.5/29/2003 $2,000.00WASHINGTON, DC 20001NEWS CORPORATION/EXECUTIVE -[Contribution]BILL THOMAS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
Murdoch, Keith Rupert Mr.6/27/2003 $2,000.00New York, NY 10036News Corporation/Chairman & C.E.O. -[Contribution]BUSH-CHENEY '04 INC
Murdoch, Lachlan Mr.6/27/2003 $2,000.00New York, NY 10036News Corporation/Executive -[Contribution]BUSH-CHENEY '04 INC
MURDOCH, RUPERT2/25/2004 $2,000.00LOS ANGELES, CA 90035NEWS CORP -[Contribution]JACK RYAN FOR US SENATE
MURDOCH, RUPERT2/24/2004 $2,000.00LOS ANGELES, CA 90035NEWS CORPORATION -[Contribution]BILL JONES FOR U S SENATE
MURDOCH, RUPERT12/15/2003 $2,000.00NEW YORK, NY 10036NEWS AMERICA -[Contribution]CITIZENS FOR ARLEN SPECTER
MURDOCH, RUPERT3/18/2003 $2,000.00NEW YORK, NY 10036NEWS CORP -[Contribution]MCCAIN FOR SENATE '04
Murdoch, Rupert Mr.4/21/2004 $25,000.00New York, NY 10036Fox Entertainment Group Inc./Chairm -[Contribution]REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
MURDOCH, WENDI2/25/2004 $2,000.00LOS ANGELES, CA 90035HOMEMAKER -[Contribution]JACK RYAN FOR US SENATE
MURDOCH, WENDI2/24/2004 $2,000.00LOS ANGELES, CA 90035HOMEMAKER -[Contribution]BILL JONES FOR U S SENATE
MURDOCH, WENDI5/29/2003 $2,000.00WASHINGTON, DC 20001NEWS CORPORATION/EXECUTIVE -[Contribution]BILL THOMAS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
Murdoch, Wendi Mrs.6/27/2003 $2,000.00New York, NY 10036Homemaker -[Contribution]BUSH-CHENEY '04 INC
Oh, I'm so confused. What can it mean?
Seems ol' K-Rupe isn't quite the flaming liberal Kaus thinks he is.
And if you search 2000, you'll see Rupe spending his Presidential dollars on McCain and Whorin' Hatch, and more dollars on Lazio, Robb, Santorum, Snowe and the RNC (as well as Kennedy and Bill Bradley).
Not quite the big bedwetting scoop that Kaus hoped for.
Hack.
posted by Roger | Comments (6) | 9:30 PM
If memory serves, this story started almost two weeks ago with an excellent write-up by Joe Strupp for Editor and Publisher about a recent donation from a NY Times Sunday magazine fashion editor donating to Sen. Kerry, and continues today with an item in the NY Post.
And to top it off, none other than Fox News' Roger Ailes is paying attention to it all and sees it as a scandal.
Maybe Fox News will report on the concerns of Ailes.
^^^
July 23, 2004
Page Six
New York Post
CHEERLEADERS
THE New Yorker is clearly for John Kerry. Senior editor Hendrik Hertzberg, who frequently bashes President Bush for the magazine, gave $900 to Kerry's campaign. The magazine prohibits political reporters from contributing to campaigns they cover. But it's not a conflict of interest, a New Yorker rep insists, because Hertzberg is "an opinion writer," not a reporter. "Rick ran it by [editor] David [Remnick] and he was fine with it." Blogger Michael Petrelis uncovered some other New Yorker writers who gave Kerry cash, including Tad Friend ($500), John Lahr ($500), Roger Angell ($500) and David Denby ($1,250). But they're in the clear because they don't write about politics.
- - -
Forwarded Message:
Subj: for background
Date: 7/23/2004 9:52:32 AM Central Daylight Time
From: David_Remnick@newyorker.com
To: MPetrelis@aol.com
CC: Perri_Dorset@newyorker.com, Hendrik_Hertzberg@newyorker.com
Sent from the Internet (Details)
Dear Mr. Petrelis,
Perri Dorset's comments to you earlier on this subject were completely accurate. Rick Hertzberg is not a reporter, but rather in the opinion business and readers would not mistake him for a Republican or conservative any more than they would mistake a leopard for a gazelle. He is fooling no one and not trying to. On the other hand, no one reporting about the campaign should be sending money to it. That's the distinction I make here, though some may disagree.
Best regards,
David Remnick
- - -
Fox News' Roger Ailes' blog
Nobody Reads Roger
Let this be a warning to you. If you don't read Roger, you might find your blog writing checks your ass can't cash at the Check'N'Go. Sully Joe [www.andrewsullivan.com] picks up on the growing scandal of how the big bad media hates Georgie:
JOURNALISTS FOR KERRY: Michael Petrelis has done some digging and found which hacks have given to which candidates. Big surprise: "President George Bush didn't receive a single donation from any outlet or reporter in my search." The New Yorker is, in particular, up to its eyeballs in reporter contributions to lefties and Dems.
Well, yes, it is a big surprise.
Sullivan seems particularly distressed by the revelation that the New Yorker is "up to its eyeballs in reporter contributions to lefties and Dems," by which he means that editor/contributors Hendrik Hertzberg and Roger Angell, film critic David Denby and an attorney for the magazine gave money to John Kerry. I hear the talking dogs in the cartoons are members of PETA, too.
Update: Petrelis Files has posted a correction. Will the hairless hack twins follow suit?
posted by Roger | Comments (6) | 8:58 AM
-
Kaus Bias B.S.
Midget Mickey Kaus posts an expose of those nasty lib'rul journalists throwing money at the Democrats.
Kaus says: "the Petrelis Files has an interesting list of journalists who've contributed to political candidates. ..."
Toward the end, Kaus sprouts mini-wood as he claims: "Rupert Murdoch maxed out ... for Kerry. That must be how he got that big Gephardt scoop!... " And he quotes Petrelis as saying: "President George Bush didn't receive a single donation from any outlet or reporter in my search."
Scandalous! Damn that liberal media!
At the Petrelis Files, the author describes the "search results of my informal survey" with respect to Murdoch as follows:
MURDOCH, RUPERT12/17/2001 $1,000.00NEW YORK, NY 10036NEWS CORPORATION -[Contribution]KERRY COMMITTEE
MURDOCH, RUPERT3/29/2001 $1,000.00NEW YORK, NY 10036NEWS CORPORATION -[Contribution]KERRY COMMITTEE
MURDOCH, K RUPERT12/1/1999 $1,000.00BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210NEWS CORP./FOX INC -[Contribution]KENNEDY FOR SENATE 2000
But if you search "Murdoch" at the site Petrelis uses, the following results also turn up:
MURDOCH, K. R MR.12/30/2003 $5,000.00New York, NY 10036News Corporation/Chairman & C.e.o. -[Contribution]NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
Murdoch, K. Rupert12/4/2003 $5,000.00New York, NY 10036News Corporation/Chairman & CEO -[Contribution]NEWS AMERICA HOLDINGS INC-FOX POL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA NEWS AMERICA-FOX POL ACTION CMTE
MURDOCH, K.R.5/29/2003 $2,000.00WASHINGTON, DC 20001NEWS CORPORATION/EXECUTIVE -[Contribution]BILL THOMAS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
Murdoch, Keith Rupert Mr.6/27/2003 $2,000.00New York, NY 10036News Corporation/Chairman & C.E.O. -[Contribution]BUSH-CHENEY '04 INC
Murdoch, Lachlan Mr.6/27/2003 $2,000.00New York, NY 10036News Corporation/Executive -[Contribution]BUSH-CHENEY '04 INC
MURDOCH, RUPERT2/25/2004 $2,000.00LOS ANGELES, CA 90035NEWS CORP -[Contribution]JACK RYAN FOR US SENATE
MURDOCH, RUPERT2/24/2004 $2,000.00LOS ANGELES, CA 90035NEWS CORPORATION -[Contribution]BILL JONES FOR U S SENATE
MURDOCH, RUPERT12/15/2003 $2,000.00NEW YORK, NY 10036NEWS AMERICA -[Contribution]CITIZENS FOR ARLEN SPECTER
MURDOCH, RUPERT3/18/2003 $2,000.00NEW YORK, NY 10036NEWS CORP -[Contribution]MCCAIN FOR SENATE '04
Murdoch, Rupert Mr.4/21/2004 $25,000.00New York, NY 10036Fox Entertainment Group Inc./Chairm -[Contribution]REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
MURDOCH, WENDI2/25/2004 $2,000.00LOS ANGELES, CA 90035HOMEMAKER -[Contribution]JACK RYAN FOR US SENATE
MURDOCH, WENDI2/24/2004 $2,000.00LOS ANGELES, CA 90035HOMEMAKER -[Contribution]BILL JONES FOR U S SENATE
MURDOCH, WENDI5/29/2003 $2,000.00WASHINGTON, DC 20001NEWS CORPORATION/EXECUTIVE -[Contribution]BILL THOMAS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
Murdoch, Wendi Mrs.6/27/2003 $2,000.00New York, NY 10036Homemaker -[Contribution]BUSH-CHENEY '04 INC
Oh, I'm so confused. What can it mean?
Seems ol' K-Rupe isn't quite the flaming liberal Kaus thinks he is.
And if you search 2000, you'll see Rupe spending his Presidential dollars on McCain and Whorin' Hatch, and more dollars on Lazio, Robb, Santorum, Snowe and the RNC (as well as Kennedy and Bill Bradley).
Not quite the big bedwetting scoop that Kaus hoped for.
Hack.
posted by Roger | Comments (6) | 9:30 PM
Thursday, July 22, 2004
David Remnick
The New Yorker Magazine
New York, NY
Dear Mr. Remnick:
In light of newly discovered records at the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance, which show Hendrik Hertzberg donated money, four-hundred dollars to be precise, to Robert Reich's campaign for governor, I have some questions for you.
1. Exactly how many donations has Hertzberg made in the past six years, either at the federal, state or local level?
2. What is the number of donations from all New Yorker editorial staff to politicians, in the same period and at any election level?
3. Precisely what does the New Yorker's policy on political donations state?
4. Considering that five New Yorker writers have donated to campaigns, and you've not seen fit to inform readers of the giving, exactly how many writers have to much donations before such information is disclosed in the pages of the magazine?
5. When will the New Yorker tell readers about the donations, the amounts and to whom, and the publication's political giving policy?
Here is the file on Hertzberg's political contributions to Reich:
08/13/2002 Hertzberg, Hendrik 211 West 106th St., Apt. 10A New York, NY 10025 $50.00 Journalist The New Yorker Magazine Reich, Robert
04/02/2002 Hertzberg, Hendrik 211 West 106th St., Apt. 10A New York, NY 10025 $100.00 Journalist The New Yorker Magazine Reich, Robert
01/12/2002 Hertzberg, Hendrik 221 West 106th St., Apt. 10A New York, NY 10025 $250.00 Journalist The New Yorker Magazine Reich, Robert
(Source: MA government site)
I ask for a prompt reply.
Regards,
Michael Petrelis
San Francisco, CA
The New Yorker Magazine
New York, NY
Dear Mr. Remnick:
In light of newly discovered records at the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance, which show Hendrik Hertzberg donated money, four-hundred dollars to be precise, to Robert Reich's campaign for governor, I have some questions for you.
1. Exactly how many donations has Hertzberg made in the past six years, either at the federal, state or local level?
2. What is the number of donations from all New Yorker editorial staff to politicians, in the same period and at any election level?
3. Precisely what does the New Yorker's policy on political donations state?
4. Considering that five New Yorker writers have donated to campaigns, and you've not seen fit to inform readers of the giving, exactly how many writers have to much donations before such information is disclosed in the pages of the magazine?
5. When will the New Yorker tell readers about the donations, the amounts and to whom, and the publication's political giving policy?
Here is the file on Hertzberg's political contributions to Reich:
08/13/2002 Hertzberg, Hendrik 211 West 106th St., Apt. 10A New York, NY 10025 $50.00 Journalist The New Yorker Magazine Reich, Robert
04/02/2002 Hertzberg, Hendrik 211 West 106th St., Apt. 10A New York, NY 10025 $100.00 Journalist The New Yorker Magazine Reich, Robert
01/12/2002 Hertzberg, Hendrik 221 West 106th St., Apt. 10A New York, NY 10025 $250.00 Journalist The New Yorker Magazine Reich, Robert
(Source: MA government site)
I ask for a prompt reply.
Regards,
Michael Petrelis
San Francisco, CA
These are two items I found on the web today about my research into political donations by reporters and editors to Sen. John Kerry.
July 22, 2004
Boston Globe
Party follows mane event; journalists leave paper trail
By Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan
[snip]
WRITERS PAC
The latest issue of The New Yorker includes a mostly flattering piece on John Kerry.
But then that's no surprise, says Michael Petrelis. A Ralph Nader-boosting blogger, Petrelis has put together a list of journos who've given to one or another of the presidential candidates, and his findings are enlightening.
"The least we can expect from media is full disclosure about their policies on contributions, and informing when donations are made," said Petrelis.
In the case of The New Yorker, not only did senior editor Hendrik Hertzberg give to the Kerry campaign ($900), but so did many of the magazine's other marquee writers, including Tad Friend ($500), John Lahr ($500), Michael Shnayerson ($2,000), Roger Angell ($500), and David Denby ($1,250). (Philip Gourevitch, who wrote the Kerry piece, does not show up as a contributor.)
New Yorker spokeswoman Perri Dorset said yesterday the magazine prohibits reporters from contributing to the political campaigns they're covering.
Among local media, Chris Donnelly, a librarian at the Boston Herald, gave $3,200 to Kerry and various Democratic causes.
And, despite the newspaper's policy prohibiting staffers from contributing directly to political candidates, Boston Globe sports statistician Henry Riemer gave $1,700 to Howard Dean's campaign.
[snip]
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July 22, 2004
The Washington Times
Inside Politics
by Greg Pierce
[snip]
Political press
The San Francisco Chronicle has suspended the editor of its letters to the editor page after it was discovered that William G. Pates had given political donations to the presidential campaign of Sen. John Kerry, as well as the campaigns of three local Democratic candidates.
Mr. Pates was put on paid leave last week. The Chronicle has a policy of prohibiting journalists from giving money to campaigns without consulting top editors, reports Grade the News, a journalism-watchdog publication at Stanford University. "The Chronicle policy is very clear that this would be out of bounds," said John Diaz, editorial-page editor of the Chronicle.
Political contributions by journalists have been highlighted in recent weeks by San Francisco AIDS activist Michael Petrelis, who runs his blog (http://mpetrelis.blogspot.com). Angered after the New York Times fired a freelancer because of the writer's previous AIDS activism, Mr. Petrelis began a campaign to expose political activism by other journalists.
Mr. Petrelis has discovered, for example, that Richard Braham of ABC News gave $1,500 to Democrat Howard Dean's presidential campaign, and that CNN commentator Bill Press gave $1,000 to the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund.
July 22, 2004
Boston Globe
Party follows mane event; journalists leave paper trail
By Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan
[snip]
WRITERS PAC
The latest issue of The New Yorker includes a mostly flattering piece on John Kerry.
But then that's no surprise, says Michael Petrelis. A Ralph Nader-boosting blogger, Petrelis has put together a list of journos who've given to one or another of the presidential candidates, and his findings are enlightening.
"The least we can expect from media is full disclosure about their policies on contributions, and informing when donations are made," said Petrelis.
In the case of The New Yorker, not only did senior editor Hendrik Hertzberg give to the Kerry campaign ($900), but so did many of the magazine's other marquee writers, including Tad Friend ($500), John Lahr ($500), Michael Shnayerson ($2,000), Roger Angell ($500), and David Denby ($1,250). (Philip Gourevitch, who wrote the Kerry piece, does not show up as a contributor.)
New Yorker spokeswoman Perri Dorset said yesterday the magazine prohibits reporters from contributing to the political campaigns they're covering.
Among local media, Chris Donnelly, a librarian at the Boston Herald, gave $3,200 to Kerry and various Democratic causes.
And, despite the newspaper's policy prohibiting staffers from contributing directly to political candidates, Boston Globe sports statistician Henry Riemer gave $1,700 to Howard Dean's campaign.
[snip]
--
July 22, 2004
The Washington Times
Inside Politics
by Greg Pierce
[snip]
Political press
The San Francisco Chronicle has suspended the editor of its letters to the editor page after it was discovered that William G. Pates had given political donations to the presidential campaign of Sen. John Kerry, as well as the campaigns of three local Democratic candidates.
Mr. Pates was put on paid leave last week. The Chronicle has a policy of prohibiting journalists from giving money to campaigns without consulting top editors, reports Grade the News, a journalism-watchdog publication at Stanford University. "The Chronicle policy is very clear that this would be out of bounds," said John Diaz, editorial-page editor of the Chronicle.
Political contributions by journalists have been highlighted in recent weeks by San Francisco AIDS activist Michael Petrelis, who runs his blog (http://mpetrelis.blogspot.com). Angered after the New York Times fired a freelancer because of the writer's previous AIDS activism, Mr. Petrelis began a campaign to expose political activism by other journalists.
Mr. Petrelis has discovered, for example, that Richard Braham of ABC News gave $1,500 to Democrat Howard Dean's presidential campaign, and that CNN commentator Bill Press gave $1,000 to the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund.
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Forwarded Message:
Subj: Pt. 2 - FEC files, Kerry, reporters
Date: 7/15/2004 7:23:36 PM Central Daylight Time
July 15, 2004
[Part 1 of 2]
American reporters are supposed to be impartial and nonpartisan, above the fray of politics and campaigns.
[snip]
Pates, William G Mr.
3/25/2004 $200.00
San Francisco, CA 94133
San Francisco Chronicle/Editor -[Contribution]
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC
[snip]
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Political gifts earn Bay Area journalists praise, punishment
Chronicle puts letters editor on leave for nearly $1,000 in contributions
By Michael Stoll
Grade the News
Posted July 20, 2004
In some Bay Area newsrooms, a journalist who writes a check for a political candidate may get a pat on the back for being an active citizen. In others, the journalist may be reprimanded for creating a perception that the news is biased.
The San Francisco Chronicle put its letters editor on paid leave last week after Grade the News inquired about his political contributions to candidates for local and national offices. Responding to a similar inquiry, the news director at KGO-TV Channel 7 said journalists have an absolute right to express themselves politically, including financially supporting the candidates and causes of their choice.
[snip]
Chronicle editor put on leave
Federal and city records show that the Chronicle's letters editor, William G. Pates, gave $200 to John Kerry's presidential campaign on two separate occasions this year, and has donated hundreds more to three local Democrats as far back as 2000, for a total of nearly $1,000. The Chronicle has a policy prohibiting journalists from giving money to campaigns without consulting top editors.
John Diaz, the paper's editorial page editor, said Mr. Pates had never informed him of his political activity, which Mr. Diaz said if true would create the appearance of a conflict of interest -- an opinion gatekeeper with demonstrated partisan allegiances. That, he said, would compromise the paper's credibility with its readers. "The Chronicle policy is very clear that this would be out of bounds," Mr. Diaz said.
[snip]
Subj: Pt. 2 - FEC files, Kerry, reporters
Date: 7/15/2004 7:23:36 PM Central Daylight Time
July 15, 2004
[Part 1 of 2]
American reporters are supposed to be impartial and nonpartisan, above the fray of politics and campaigns.
[snip]
Pates, William G Mr.
3/25/2004 $200.00
San Francisco, CA 94133
San Francisco Chronicle/Editor -[Contribution]
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC
[snip]
--
Political gifts earn Bay Area journalists praise, punishment
Chronicle puts letters editor on leave for nearly $1,000 in contributions
By Michael Stoll
Grade the News
Posted July 20, 2004
In some Bay Area newsrooms, a journalist who writes a check for a political candidate may get a pat on the back for being an active citizen. In others, the journalist may be reprimanded for creating a perception that the news is biased.
The San Francisco Chronicle put its letters editor on paid leave last week after Grade the News inquired about his political contributions to candidates for local and national offices. Responding to a similar inquiry, the news director at KGO-TV Channel 7 said journalists have an absolute right to express themselves politically, including financially supporting the candidates and causes of their choice.
[snip]
Chronicle editor put on leave
Federal and city records show that the Chronicle's letters editor, William G. Pates, gave $200 to John Kerry's presidential campaign on two separate occasions this year, and has donated hundreds more to three local Democrats as far back as 2000, for a total of nearly $1,000. The Chronicle has a policy prohibiting journalists from giving money to campaigns without consulting top editors.
John Diaz, the paper's editorial page editor, said Mr. Pates had never informed him of his political activity, which Mr. Diaz said if true would create the appearance of a conflict of interest -- an opinion gatekeeper with demonstrated partisan allegiances. That, he said, would compromise the paper's credibility with its readers. "The Chronicle policy is very clear that this would be out of bounds," Mr. Diaz said.
[snip]
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
[Speaking of donations, I cheerfully accept them, even though I am not a political candidate. To support my various research efforts and blog, please send a check to Michael Petrelis, 2215-R Market Street, #413, San Francisco, CA 94114. Donations are not deductible, but you'll get tons of good karma in return! And for those who use PayPal, I've just set up an account there and should be able to receive donations that way by the end of the week.]
July 20, 2004
After researching Federal Election Commission records on the New York Times editorial staff and owners, then the files on print media people, I thought there was no reason to stop, so I performed another search on tray.com, but this time for television and radio personalities.
I looked at files from only the 2000, 2002, and 2004 election cycles. The Yellow Book, or Media Guide, publish by Leadership Directories, provided the list of TV and radio outlets to survey. This was the book I used for my informal survey of print reporters and editors.
Employees and executives of the following outlets had donations listed at tray.com: ABC News, CBS News, CNBC, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, NBC News, National Public Radio, the Public Broadcasting Service, and the Voice of America.
These are the highlights of my latest unscientific survey:
- Democratic candidates and the Democratic National Committee were the top recipients.
- Surprisingly, Voice of America beat out Fox News in ranking for most generous donations to George W. Bush.
- All of the contributions from NPR reporters and staff were to Democrats or the DNC; $2,000 for John Kerry, $1,038 for Howard Dean, and $250 for the DNC.
- Listings for PBS were evenly split; $2,000 for Bush/Cheney and the same amount for John Kerry.
- The Kennedy clan sticks together; Maria Shriver of NBC News and her cousin Douglas Kennedy of Fox News, contributed exclusively to family members.
- Couldn't find a single donation to Ralph Nader.
- One producer from Fox News gave to Howard Dean.
- Found one donation to Al Gore, from a VoA employee.
And, without further ado or commentary, these are the results of my search efforts:
ABC News
Braham, Richard
8/26/2003 $250.00
Rosedale, NY 11422
ABC News/Journalist -[Contribution]
DEAN FOR AMERICA
Braham, Richard
9/30/2003 $250.00
Rosedale, NY 11422
ABC News/Journalist -[Contribution]
DEAN FOR AMERICA
Braham, Richard
12/5/2003 $1,000.00
Rosedale, NY 11422
ABC News/Journalist -[Contribution]
DEAN FOR AMERICA
Bentson, Clark
5/30/2002 $250.00
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
ABC News/Producer -[Contribution]
CARDEN FOR CONGRESS
5/30/2002 $250.00
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
ABC News/Producer -[Contribution]
CARDEN FOR CONGRESS
Braun, Lloyd
8/27/2001 $1,000.00
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
ABC News/President -[Contribution]
FRIENDS OF RAHM EMANUEL
Makasdjian, Roxanne
9/17/2002 $250.00
San Fransisco, CA 94114
ABC News/TV News -[Contribution]
BARBARA LEE FOR CONGRESS
MAKASDJIAN, ROXANNE
5/2/2001 $1,000.00
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114
ABC NEWS/REPORTER -[Contribution]
WOOLSEY FOR CONGRESS
ADLERSBERG, JAY B
9/16/1999 $250.00
NEW YORK, NY 10021
ABC NEWS -[Contribution]
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
FLOYD, JAMI
9/30/2000 $500.00
NEW YORK, NY 10023
ABC NEWS -[Contribution]
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
MAKASDJIAN, ROXANNE
10/16/1999 $1,000.00
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114
ABC NEWS -[Contribution]
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CBS News
SCHNEIDER, FREDERICK M
3/11/2004 $1,500.00
WASHINGTON, DC 20005
CBS NEWS -[Contribution]
TOM FORMICOLA FOR SENATE COMMITTEE
3/11/2004 $1,500.00
WASHINGTON, DC 20005
CBS NEWS -[Contribution]
TOM FORMICOLA FOR SENATE COMMITTEE
BAKER RIKER, MARGERY
12/12/2001 $500.00
NEW YORK, NY 10021
CBS NEWS PRODUCTION -[Contribution]
FRIENDS OF SCHUMER
KOONTZ, ANDREW
6/5/2002 $250.00
PRINCETON, NJ 08542
CBS NEWS -[Contribution]
TORRICELLI FOR U S SENATE INC
BINNS, LISA M
7/22/1999 $250.00
FLUSHING, NY 11366
CBS NEWS -[Contribution]
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Garfinkle, David Mr.
7/6/1999 $250.00
Little Falls, NJ 07424
CBS News 60 Minutes -[Contribution]
BILL BRADLEY FOR PRESIDENT INC
Garfinkle, David Mr.
7/31/1999 $250.00
Little Falls, NJ 07424
CBS News 60 Minutes -[Contribution]
BILL BRADLEY FOR PRESIDENT INC
Garfinkle, David Mr.
11/10/1999 $200.00
Little Falls, NJ 07424
CBS News 60 Minutes/Film & TV Produ -[Contribution]
BILL BRADLEY FOR PRESIDENT INC
Garfinkle, David Mr.
12/7/1999 $300.00
Little Falls, NJ 07424
CBS News 60 Minutes/Film & TV Produ -[Contribution]
BILL BRADLEY FOR PRESIDENT INC
GORDON, VICTORIA
4/19/2000 $250.00
NEW YORK, NY 10023
CBS NEWS -[Contribution]
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INC
KARAS, LINDA
10/19/1999 $250.00
NEW YORK, NY 10019
CBS NEWS -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
KOONTZ, ANDREW
4/6/2000 $250.00
PRINCETON, NJ 08640
CBS NEWS PRODUCTIONS INC -[Contribution]
GUSCIORA FOR CONGRESS 2000
KOONTZ, ANDREW
9/30/2000 $500.00
PRINCETON, NJ 08542
CBS NEWS PRODUCTIONS -[Contribution]
GUSCIORA FOR CONGRESS 2000
ROBERTS, TROY
6/19/2000 $1,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10011
CBS NEWS -[Contribution]
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INC
SENAY, EMILY
9/22/1999 $1,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10023
CBS NEWS -[Contribution]
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INC
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CNBC
Gardner, Colin Mr
4/16/2004 $202.00
New York, NY 10028
Cnbc/Writer -[Contribution]
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC
Kramer, Hilary J
3/4/2004 $1,000.00
New York, NY 10023
CNBC/Executive -[Contribution]
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC
Simmons, Jane
3/31/2003 $1,000.00
Washington, DC 20016
CNBC/Segment Producer -[Contribution]
SIMMONS FOR CONGRESS
Kudlow, Lawrence A
4/3/2002 $1,000.00
Redding Ridge, CT 06876
CNBC/economist/TV host -[Contribution]
ROY BROWN FOR CONGRESS
BOLSTER, WILLIAM
4/24/2000 $1,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10021
CNBC -[Contribution]
LARRY GRAHAM FOR CONGRESS
Bolster, William L. Mr.
9/30/1999 $1,000.00
New York, NY 10021
CNBC -[Contribution]
MCCAIN 2000 INC
MAITRA, TARA
6/29/1999 $1,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10028
CNBC -[Contribution]
WHITMAN FOR US SENATE
MAITRA, TARA
6/29/1999 $1,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10028
CNBC -[Contribution]
WHITMAN FOR US SENATE
MEYERS, ROBERT
3/31/2000 $250.00
NEW YORK, NY 10024
CNBC COM -[Contribution]
LARRY GRAHAM FOR CONGRESS
THOMAS-GRAHAM, PAMELA
12/23/1999 $1,000.00
CHAPPAQUA, NY 10514
CNBC.COM -[Contribution]
LARRY GRAHAM FOR CONGRESS
THOMAS-GRAHAM, PAMELA
12/23/1999 $1,000.00
CHAPPAQUA, NY 10514
CNBC.COM -[Contribution]
LARRY GRAHAM FOR CONGRESS
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CNN
Begala, Paul
6/24/2003 $1,000.00
McLean, VA 22101
CNN/television host -[Contribution]
FRIENDS OF JON JENNINGS COMMITTEE
Young, Jonathan
2/5/2004 $250.00
Atlanta, GA 30308
CNN America/Technology Executive -[Contribution]
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC
Young, Jonathan
3/16/2004 $250.00
Atlanta, GA 30308
CNN America/Technology Executive -[Contribution]
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC
Ashe Jr., Charles
8/9/2002 $400.00
,
CNN/Media Coordinator -[Contribution]
CYNTHIA MCKINNEY FOR CONGRESS
Begala, Paul E
6/29/2002 $1,000.00
McLean, VA 22101
CNN/TV Host -[Contribution]
WOFFORD FOR CONGRESS
Press, Bill
11/1/2001 $1,000.00
Washington, DC 20003
CNN/Journalist -[Contribution]
GAY AND LESBIAN VICTORY FUND
Suber, Julius L.
12/31/2001 $250.00
Atlanta, GA 30306
CNN Productions/Executive Producer -[Contribution]
DAVID SCOTT FOR CONGRESS
Tanonaka Dalton
2/22/2002 $1,000.00
Honolulu, HI 96825
CNN- Asia/Business Consultant -[Contribution]
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF HAWAII; THE
Hughey, Lee
3/8/2004 $250.00
Chamblee, GA 30341
Cable News Network/Video Editor -[Contribution]
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC
Marcosky, JeffA. Mr.
7/19/2001 $250.00
Morrow, GA 30260
Cable News Network/Audio/Robo Camer -[Contribution]
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Marcosky, JeffA. Mr.
9/27/2001 $200.00
Morrow, GA 30260
Cable News Network/Audio/Robo Camer -[Contribution]
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
MITCHELL, PAT
3/30/1999 $1,000.00
ATLANTA, GA 30324
CNN PRODUCTIONS -[Contribution]
MMM FOR SENATE (MARJORIE MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY)
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Fox News
Burkholder, Amy
7/22/2003 $250.00
New York, NY 10021
Fox News Channel/SR Producer -[Contribution]
DEAN FOR AMERICA
Feldman, Suzanne Mrs.
6/26/2003 $2,000.00
Santa Monica, CA 90402
Fox News Channel/Sales Executive -[Contribution]
BUSH-CHENEY '04 INC
Jack, Mary Ms.
4/2/2004 $250.00
Venice, CA 90291
Fox News/Advertising Sales -[Contribution]
EMILY'S LIST
Jenkins, Griffin Mr.
6/30/2003 $2,000.00
Washington, DC 20007
Fox News/Producer -[Contribution]
BUSH-CHENEY '04 INC
Rodriguez, Amanda Ms.
3/5/2004 $2,000.00
Eagle Pass, TX 78853
Fox News/Office Manager -[Contribution]
TEXANS FOR HENRY CUELLAR CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN
SOLIVAN, BERT A
7/21/2003 $240.00
GUTTENBERG, NJ 07093
FOX NEWS CHANNEL -[Contribution]
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE
SOLIVAN, BERT A
11/18/2003 $240.00
GUTTENBERG, NJ 07093
FOX NEWS CHANNEL -[Contribution]
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE
Cavuto, Neil P. Mr.
6/3/2002 $1,000.00
Chester, NJ 07930
Fox News/T. V. Anchor -[Contribution]
2002 PRESIDENT'S DINNER COMMITTEE; THE
Chernin, Peter
4/12/2002 $3,314.00
Los Angeles, CA 90035
Fox News Corporation/President & CO -[Contribution]
FUND FOR A BETTER FUTURE
COLGAN, FLAVIA M
7/22/2002 $500.00
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
FOX NEWS CHANNEL -[Contribution]
EDWARDS FOR SENATE
COLGAN, FLAVIA M.
2/4/2002 $500.00
Wynnewood, PA 19096
FOX NEWS/REPORTER -[Contribution]
BOB BRADY FOR CONGRESS
Colgan, Flavia M.
11/5/2002 $200.00
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Fox News/reporter -[Contribution]
FRIENDS OF CONGRESSMAN TIM HOLDEN
Kennedy, Douglas
8/6/2002 $1,000.00
New York, NY 10023
Fox News/Reporter -[Contribution]
CITIZENS FOR MARK SHRIVER
Kennedy, Douglas
8/6/2002 $1,000.00
New York, NY 10023
Fox News/Reporter -[Contribution]
CITIZENS FOR MARK SHRIVER
SIMON, DANIEL
2/25/2002 $1,000.00
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85258
FOX NEWS/REPORTER -[Contribution]
JIM SIMON FOR CONGRESS
SIMON, DANIEL
3/28/2002 $1,000.00
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85258
FOX NEWS/REPORTER -[Contribution]
JIM SIMON FOR CONGRESS
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MSNBC
Colgan, Flavia
12/30/2003 $2,000.00
Philadelphia, PA 19103
MSNBC/Political Analyst -[Contribution]
JOE TORSELLA FOR CONGRESS
Colgan, Flavia
12/30/2003 $1,700.00
Philadelphia, PA 19103
MSNBC/Political Analyst -[Contribution]
JOE TORSELLA FOR CONGRESS
Paris, Maria A
12/17/2003 $250.00
New York, NY 10024
MSNBC/Director of Business Developm -[Contribution]
FRIENDS OF PATRICK J KENNEDY INC
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NBC News
Walder, Alyson
6/30/2003 $1,000.00
New York, NY 10019
NBC News/Production Manager -[Contribution]
PETER HORT FOR CONGRESS
Shriver, Maria
4/14/2001 $1,000.00
Santa Monica, CA 90405
NBC News/News Correspondent -[Contribution]
CITIZENS FOR MARK SHRIVER
Shriver, Maria
11/13/2001 $1,000.00
Santa Monica, CA 90405
NBC News/News Correspondent -[Contribution]
CITIZENS FOR MARK SHRIVER
Shriver, Maria
11/4/2002 -$1,000.00
Santa Monica, CA 90405
-[contribution refunded to individual]
CITIZENS FOR MARK SHRIVER
Shriver, Maria
3/1/2002 $1,000.00
Santa Monica, CA 90405
NBC/Broadcast Journalist -[Contribution]
FRIENDS OF PATRICK J KENNEDY INC
Myers, Barry
3/31/2002 $1,000.00
Mobile, AL 36609
NBC News Mobile/Assignment Manager -[Contribution]
CHRIS PRINGLE FOR CONGRESS
FULTON, LIZ
8/29/2000 $250.00
RIDGEFIELD, CT 06877
NBC NEWS -[Contribution]
FRIENDS OF JIM MALONEY INC
Kemp, Ann Ms.
3/16/1999 $1,000.00
New York, NY 10023
NBC News/Network News Producer -[Contribution]
BILL BRADLEY FOR PRESIDENT INC
PFIZER, BERYL
3/7/2000 $300.00
NEW YORK, NY 10021
NBC NEWS -[Contribution]
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NPR
Abid, Rod
3/5/2004 $250.00
Chicago, IL 60657
National Public Radio/Radio Produce -[Contribution]
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC
Abid, Rod
4/5/2004 $250.00
Chicago, IL 60657
National Public Radio/Radio Produce -[Contribution]
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Andrews, Jan
3/31/2004 $250.00
Alexandria, VA 22312
National Public Radio/Audio Enginee -[Contribution]
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC
Andrews, Jan
3/31/2004 $250.00
Alexandria, VA 22312
National Public Radio/Audio Enginee -[Contribution]
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC
Andrews, Jan
5/24/2004 $500.00
Alexandria, VA 22312
National Public Radio/Audio Enginee -[Contribution]
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC
Danforth, Michael
3/9/2004 $250.00
Chicago, IL 60615
National Public Radio/Producer -[Contribution]
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC
Flintoff, Corey
12/9/2003 $538.00
Cheverly, MD 20785
National Public Radio/Newscaster -[Contribution]
DEAN FOR AMERICA
Trudeau, Michelle
5/19/2004 $500.00
Irvine, CA 92612
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO/reporter -[Contribution]
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC
Trudeau, Michelle
9/4/2003 $250.00
Irvine, CA 92612
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO/REPORTER -[Contribution]
DEAN FOR AMERICA
Trudeau, Michelle
9/30/2003 $250.00
Irvine, CA 92612
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO/REPORTER -[Contribution]
DEAN FOR AMERICA
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PBS
FLAHIVE, ELLEN MS.
5/7/2004 $2,000.00
NEW YORK, NY 10163
PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE/SPONSOR -[Contribution]
BUSH-CHENEY '04 INC
Tam, William
3/22/2004 $2,000.00
Alexandria, VA 22304
Public Broadcasting Service/Compute -[Contribution]
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC
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Voice of America
Aiello, Joseph Mr.
12/10/2003 $300.00
New Paltz, NY 12561
Voice Of America/Broadcast Engineer -[Contribution]
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
BAIRD, ANDREW C MR.
5/25/2004 $300.00
ARLINGTON, VA 22207
VOICE OF AMERICA/COUNSELOR -[Contribution]
BUSH-CHENEY '04 INC
EDEL, AL
9/22/2003 $250.00
SAINT GEORGE, UT 84790
VOICE OF AMERICA -[Contribution]
A LOT OF PEOPLE SUPPORTING TOM DASCHLE INC
George, Simkins
3/24/2004 $500.00
Washington, DC 20009
Voice Of America/Journalist -[Contribution]
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC
James, Larry
4/22/2004 $2,000.00
Miami, FL 33166
Voice Of America/Journalist -[Contribution]
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC
Sale, Kenneth E
12/31/2003 $1,000.00
Washington, DC 20016
Voice of America -[Contribution]
VAN HOLLEN FOR CONGRESS
BARTLEY, PAUL S
12/6/2002 $250.00
BALTIMORE, MD 21224
VOICE OF AMERICA -[Contribution]
TERRELL FOR SENATE
Gollust, David A.
3/14/2002 $250.00
Bethesda, MD 20817
Voice of America/Correspondent -[Contribution]
IRA SHAPIRO FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
Sale, Kenneth E.
8/7/2002 $900.00
Bethesda, MD 20816
Voice of America -[Contribution]
VAN HOLLEN FOR CONGRESS
Salkoski, Ione
6/24/2002 $950.00
Washington, DC 20008
Voice of America/Telecommunications -[Contribution]
FRIENDS OF CONNIE MORELLA FOR CONGRESS
Reilly, Robert R. Mr.
6/21/2000 $1,000.00
Vienna, VA 22180
Voice of America/Writer -[Contribution]
BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC
SALKOSKI, IONE
6/30/1999 $1,000.00
WASHINGTON, DC 20008
VOICE OF AMERICA -[Contribution]
BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC
THOMPSON, BETTY J
6/24/1999 $1,000.00
KINGSTOWNE, VA 22315
VOICE OF AMERICA -[Contribution]
BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC
Unger, Sandford J. Mr.
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