What does the news division of a major television network do when it learns that one of its reporters is sleeping with an Obama official? Nothing. The reporter can continue to cover her beat even though it may involve a conflict of interest. No hint of liberal media bias here, folks. Just because ABC News financial reporter Bianna Golodryga is romantically involved with Peter Orszag, the head of the Obama's Office of Management and Budget, doesn't mean she can't continue to cover economic issues for the network. There's nothing to see here. Move along. Case closed.From The New York Observer:
Earlier this year, Bianna Golodryga, a lissome 31-year-old financial reporter for ABC News, attended that reliable magnet for trouble that is the White House Correspondents Dinner in D.C., where she sat next to Peter Orszag, the 41-year-old, suspiciously hairlined head of the Office of Management and Budget and a top economic adviser to the president. Soon, they were dating. When things eventually got serious, Ms. Golodryga informed her bosses of the budding romance. According to ABC News spokesperson Jeffrey Schneider, ABC News executives, including president David Westin and standards chief Kerry Smith, immediately huddled up to discuss the development, decided there was no drastic cause for concern and agreed to keep an eye on the situation. Months passed, and eventually, on Dec. 29, the network seemingly put its seal of approval on the relationship when Ms. Golodryga appeared on Good Morning America and announced her engagement to Mr. Orszag.Read the full story, "OMB Chief's Broadcast Babe, Bianna, Will Keep Her Beat at ABC," here.
Originally posted at TONY PHYRILLAS
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