Let them attend their own insider salons

Bilerico Jul 03 09

I'm sure you've all at least hear about the story Politico broke yesterday about the Washington Post attempting to sell access to Obama officials, newsroom journalists, and editorial staff. For the low price of $25,000, health care lobbyists could secure their place at a dinner at the Post's publisher's house with her and "the select few who will actually get [health care reform] done." They promised the dinners to be an "off-the-record" event where "the right people can alter the debate."

The Post is now trying to backtrack and say that the flier a health care lobbyist leaked to Politico was just a draft that hadn't been properly vetted (but somehow was already being distributed to lobbyists), and the White House is saying that they have no knowledge of any staff's involvement in this. Full story...

Tagged: backtrack, editorial staff, enough money, ethics and journalism, flier, health care lobbyist, health care reform, insurance industry,

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