From Our Headquarters In Melonville
August 14, 2007 at 8:50 am
The Politico’s sensational gossip columnist Anne Schroeder has this fun item in her marvelous “Shenanigans” column:
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press was going to have its black-tie fundraiser gala at the about-to-be-open Newseum. Then, disaster: Rumors abounded that the Newseum construction wouldn’t be completed in time — in this case, by Oct. 30. So they moved the $500-a-seat, $10,000-and-$25,000-a-table gala to everyone’s favorite — or not — fallback, the Andrew Mellon Auditorium.
I draw your attention, however, to this quote:
The RCFP’s executive director, Lucy Dalglish, told us: “Tickets are expensive, but we haven’t done a major black-tie fundraiser in D.C. since 1997 and are committed to not throwing another in D.C. for another four years. I know it’s a stretch for individual reporters, but I also know that the reporters in this town get paid pretty darn well when they work for major newspapers.”
How much is pretty darn well? Lobbying disclosure, candidate contribution dislcosure — perhaps it’s time for journalist salary disclosure?
richarda said,
August 14, 2007 @ 10:59 am
They should have invited Judge Walton!