The Powerful Leftwing Journalists’ Union and the Conflicts of Interest News Junkies Don’t Hear About

The Powerful Leftwing Journalists’ Union and the Conflicts of Interest News Junkies Don’t Hear About
Nearly 99 percent of the $14.9 million the CWA has funneled to politicians since 2020 has supported Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.com. Pictured: The logos of the labor union Communications Workers of Americas (CWA) and its affiliated organization The NewsGuild.
James Varney
RealClearInvestigations
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The text bulletin the Communication Workers of America sent its members on Aug. 3 urged them to take action on a hot-button issue—a mammoth Democrat-sponsored tax-and-spend package: “The Inflation Reduction Act tackles rising prices & creates good jobs. Tell your Senators: Vote YES!”

Among the union members urged to support the legislation, passed by a party-line vote, were thousands of journalists whose outlets were covering the contentious issue, including the New York Times, the Associated Press, and the Washington Post as well as many major television networks and affiliates.

James Varney is staff writer at RealClearPolitics. Previously he was a national correspondent for The Washington Times. Varney is currently based in Mandeville, Louisiana.
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