Saturday, March 26, 2005
Freelance TV Reporter Earned Money From the State of Florida
Source: Herald Tribune Freelance television reporter Mike Vasilinda's Tallahassee company, Mike Vasilinda Productions Inc., has pulled in more than $100,000 over the past four years through contracts with the office of Gov. Jeb Bush, the secretary of state, the Department of Education and other Florida government entities that are routinely featured in Vasilinda's widely broadcast stories. The freelance reporter's stories continue to air on CNN and most Florida NBC stations, including WFLA-Channel 8 in Tampa.
Vasilinda told the Herald-Tribune that his business dealings with state government don't influence his reporting."I have processes in place to make sure the products we put out for our news clients are free from bias from any source," Vasilinda said. "We absolutely keep arm's length between the two divisions of our company." MORE
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