Editors Weblog: Election candidates must pay for campaign coverage, says US editor
September 10th, 2009Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick, Newspapers, Press freedom and ethics
A round-up of reports that a local Florida newspaper is planning to charge candidates in a local mayoral election for coverage.
An email from the publication’s editor Tom Oosterhoudt to two of the candidates explained that others had had their campaigns covered, because they had already purchased advertising with the title, Conch Color.
“As far as candidate forums and debates, we’ll cover those when we can, but if candidates want their campaign covered, they have to pay to play,” Oosterhoudt told fellow Florida news site, Keynews.com.
In July the Washington Post was heavily criticised for offering paid-for access to exclusive ’salons’ with officials from Barack Obama’s administration. The paper later dropped the plans.
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September 10th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
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