Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Agriculture Dept. paid journalist for favorable stories

Agriculture Dept. paid journalist for favorable stories - Yahoo! News: By Mark Memmott, USA TODAY Wed May 11, 6:28 AM ET

A third federal agency has admitted it paid a journalist to write favorable stories about its work.

Documents released by the Agriculture Department show it paid a freelance writer $9,375 in 2003 to "research and write articles for hunting and fishing magazines describing the benefits of NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service) programs."

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