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Topic: press pays?
| Author | Message |
| newyorker | Posted – 2/2/2007 1:16:58 PM | show profile Do press pay for nonprofit events like benefit dinners or galas? |
| dribbledrive1 | Posted – 2/3/2007 12:22:42 PM | show profile If a reporter is covering the event, he generally is allowed in free, but sometimes he is not provided with free food. If an event tried to charge reporters to attend, few would. |
| bjoconnorfla | Posted – 2/3/2007 8:48:57 PM | show profile Better newspapers pay the actual cost of the event. If it's a $500-per-plate fundraiser for Quentin Q. Quentin's state senator bid, for example, and the caterer is billing the candidate $45 per person, the newspaper pays the $45. That way it doesn't accept the meal and stays away from giving money to a candidate. Most papers do the same thing with charity events, like the Crippled Canary Recognition Awards. They pay for the actual cost, but don't contribute to the cause to avoid conflict-of-interest problems, which can be a problem if you cover a cnadidate or a controversial organization. It also saves money; few newspapers would cover the events if they had to shell out $500 just to write a 10-inch metro story. |
| writesonwater | Posted – 2/25/2007 3:06:29 AM | show profile | email poster Many organizations/planners will allot a ticket for press, along with dinner. |
