10 Miami Journalists take fed gov't $$$!

[Tuesday_Morning]

Shades of Armstrong Williams...

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/breaking_news/15466239.htm

10 Miami journalists take U.S. pay
At least 10 local journalists accepted U.S. government pay for programs on Radio Martí or TV Martí. El Nuevo Herald fired two of them Thursday for conflict of interest.
BY OSCAR CORRAL
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AT LEAST 10: The list of local journalists includes El Nuevo Herald's columnist Pablo Alfonso, freelancer Olga Connor, and staff reporter Wilfredo Cancio.
The journalists' response
El Nuevo Herald | Pablo Alfonso's column
Blog | Oscar Corral's Miami's Cuban Connection
At least 10 South Florida journalists, including three from El Nuevo Herald, received regular payments from the U.S. government for programs on Radio Martí and TV Martí, two broadcasters aimed at undermining the communist government of Fidel Castro. The payments totaled thousands of dollars over several years.

Those who were paid the most were veteran reporters and a freelance contributor for El Nuevo Herald, the Spanish-language newspaper published by the corporate parent of The Miami Herald. Pablo Alfonso, who reports on Cuba and writes an opinion column, was paid almost $175,000 since 2001 to host shows on Radio Martí and TV Martí. El Nuevo Herald freelance reporter Olga Connor, who writes about Cuban culture, received about $71,000, and staff reporter Wilfredo Cancio Isla, who covers the Cuban exile community and politics, was paid almost $15,000 in the last five years.

more at link.

[BuyingThyme]

1. Still lots of Nazis in the Cuban Exile community.

And the Bushes still love 'em.

[spanone]

2. The Ministry of Propaganda has deep pockets.

[EST]

3. High crimes and misdemeanors.`

The spending of fed tax dollars to propogandize the home crowd is strictly verboten.
Just when are these paragons of public morality gonna' pounce? Friggin' lying republiclowns and rudderless dems in charge of just what?
grrrrr

[NVMojo]

4. Interesting that the Bush controlled fed would be so concerned about

influencing Spanish-speaking folk in Miami ...illegals and all.