Sunday, April 10, 2005

GOP Paid Jounalist and Fake News # 6.1

'Boston Herald' Drops Columnist Who Got Government Money

The Boston Herald has fired a columnist who signed a contract worth up to $10,000 to help Gov. Mitt Romney’s administration promote its environmental policies.


Herald Publisher Patrick Purcell initially said the paper would continue Charles Chieppo’s weekly column, a day after he began working for the governor’s Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. The contract calls for him to help officials write op-ed pieces and internal documents.
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