CNN to Disclose Contributor's Ties to Advocacy Group
New York Times, October 15, 2009
By Brian Stelter
CNN said that it would disclose one of its contributor's ties to an insurance industry advocacy group in the future, but did not explain why it had not done so in the past. Regular CNN commentator Alex Castellanos is tied to an advertising campaign by America's Health Insurance Plans, an association of about 1,300 insurers. AHIP opposes a government-run plan.
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