Outlets Like The Atlantic and The Economist Are Selling Editorial Interviews to Lobbyists at DNC and RNC

In case you still had faith in the political media machine’s integrity, several big outlets have cleared up that misconception for you, by offering news interviews for sale at the Democratic and Republican conventions.

As Lee Fang wrote in a July 1 article for The Intercept, which broke the story: “For high-rolling special interests looking to make an impression at the presidential conventions next month, one option is to pay a lot of money to a media outlet. Lobbyists for the oil industry, for instance, are picking up the tab for leading Beltway publications to host energy policy discussions at the convention, including the Atlantic and Politico. For the right price, some political media outlets are even offering special interviews with editorial staffers and promotional coverage at the convention.”...
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