Union-Tribune Editor Karin Winner
I asked Karin Winner, the editor of the Union-Tribune , to explain the newspaper's rules on journalists and politics. ( See earlier. ) Five U-T journalists are named in MSNBC.com's list .
Karin e-mailed me back tonight: "We do have a policy, albeit a loose one when it comes to journalists giving money to political campaigns," she writes. There are only guidelines. Essentially, she says, news staff "should" disclose a conflict of interest, perceived or real. But nothing says, "Don't give money to politicians."
Karin writes:
I was away last week when the story broke, but do plan to review this policy with the senior leadership of the news department and our publisher and in all probability will make some adjustments so the guidelines in this regard are more specific.
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