The MLF blog highlights an image of Politico's Eamon Javers, raising it as a potential conflict of interest concern. While it may be a fair question, I'm not sure I'd go that far. But what it does point out to me is the Beltway establishment and how incestuous it is. More and more I see journalists inside it as interested in being a part of that political mix, as opposed to representatives of themany people outside Washington trying to get a clear look within. And with more and more newspapers around the country reducing their bureaus in DC, I fear it is only going to get worse.
Theoretically, Beltway journalists could work even harder at keeping potential subjects at arms length. Unfortunately, I've never had the feeling they are interested in doing that at all.
“Eamon Javers (left) at the famous Bretton Woods golf course, in an event sponsored by Patton Boggs, Trammell Crow Company, Hisaoka Public Relations, and others. Should he have been playing with companies whose clients he could well be writing about? Were it anyone else, Javers would declare this a clear conflict of interest.”
I really posted that update on Mark Levin Fan dot to show that his less than complete reporting cost Fumento his job. His piece on Mark indicates Javers is destined to become a Hollywood gossip columnist. He'd get Perez Hilton fired to create an opening but isn't talented enough to fill the position.
Posted by: Sgt Tim | Tuesday, July 07, 2009 at 07:56 PM