] Two newspaper reporters who went to see the Boss perform
] at a political fund-raising concert got in trouble with
] their own boss.
]
] ...
]
] Pioneer Press Editor Vicki Gowler wrote in a Sept. 27
] memo to staff that the paper's ethics policy bars them
] from activities that would conflict with their
] employment, including "concerts that are held as
] political fundraisers." Several other newspapers had
] issued similar warnings to reporters.

[ That doesn't really seem right. Being a reporter shouldn't bar you from expressing an opinion in a non-professional capacity, should it? If the reporter can't be objective in his work, that's a problem... if he goes home and donates 10,000 bucks to the RNC, whatever. What if they had gone to a Bush rally? A DNC dinner? Where's the line? -k]