Dedman identified 144 journalists
"who made political contributions from 2004 through the start of the 2008 campaign, according to the public records of the Federal Election Commission. Most of the newsroom checkbooks leaned to the left: 125 journalists gave to Democrats and liberal causes. Only 17 gave to Republicans. Two gave to both parties."
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Outnumbering the GOP supporters by a factor of 9:1 journalists on the moderate left of the spectrum donated mostly sums in the 3-digit range. Republicans make up with the value of their donations. According to the report,
"financial columnist Liz Peek at The New York Sun gave $90,000 to the Grand Old Party."I did not know tabloid journalists were paid that well.
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