Edwards in a Biz Hate & $witch

New York Post by Charles Hurt | Aug. 3, 2007 (News Report)

John Edwards, who yesterday demanded Democratic candidates return any campaign donations from Rupert Murdoch and News Corp., himself earned at least $800,000 for a book published by one of the media mogul's companies.
The Edwards campaign said the multimillionaire trial lawyer would not return the hefty payout from Murdoch for the book titled "Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives."

The campaign didn't respond to a question from The Post about ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business, Media
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, Media and Politics
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Posted by: Posted by Dale Penn - Aug 3, 2007 - 7:13 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Dale Penn (review), Kaizar Campwala (review), Fabrice Florin (review)
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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008

This is dangerous journalism. There is a substantive difference in earning money on book sales and taking political campaign contributions. This article fails to make that differentiation. Moreover, the article fails to mention that News Corp, Murdoch's company, owns the New York Post.

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 by Dale Penn - Oct. 1, 2008
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