Olberman suspended

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by tater

I agree, but do you really think none of them make any political contributions, even though we know from numerous studies that over 80% of reporters self-describe themselves as democrat" or other "left" affiliation?

I'm sure they do, but as the article says:

The contributions may have violated an NBC policy that requires employers of the news organization to obtain permission ahead of any political donations or activities that could be deemed as a conflict of interest. CNN institutes a similar policy.

Olbermann donated without obtaining the permission of his employer. The policy, evidently, is not new so NBC is in the right here.