Washington Post columnist David Broder, often referred to as the "dean" of the D.C. press corps, is a regular source of irritation and exasperation here, as he routinely dresses up Republican talking points as "centrist" conventional wisdom.
But now an investigation by Harper's Magazine online columnist Ken Silverstein reveals that "Dean" Broder has been reaping lecture fees and enjoying fancy junkets from corporate and lobbying interests -- without revealing these conflicts of interest to his readers:
[Broder] appears to be a regular presence these days on the business lecture circuit, and has even spoken to major health care groups. Do a Google search and you’ll see that Broder is represented by a number of speaker’s bureaus, including Grabow, which says it is “your David Broder booking agent for private corporate events.”
More on Broder's hidden conflicts -- and his hypocritical public stance on journalists receiving such perks -- after the jump...