Dallas Paper Adds Disclosure to Hinojosa Opinion PieceDisclosure Is Essential When Campaign Allies Write OpinionPaid Hinojosa Consultant’s Column Ran as Republican Endorsement
The Dallas Morning News added an editor’s note on November 1 saying Gina Hinojosa campaign consultant Suzanne Bellsnyder had not disclosed her paid role before the paper published her column backing the Texas Democrat.The Dallas Morning News added a November 1 editor’s note disclosing that columnist Suzanne Bellsnyder was a paid Hinojosa campaign consultant who had not disclosed the relationship before publication.The Dallas Morning News published Suzanne Bellsnyder’s pro-Hinojosa column without disclosing her paid campaign role, then added a note on November 1 acknowledging the conflict.