tim
Moderator
Do they pay these guys?
Whenever there's some crisis or newsworthy event, the infotainment stations all have interviews with various "experts" ranging from some relative of whoever is today's unfortunate one to a former ambassador to whatever region is in a current state of turmoil. What I want to know is do the networks pay for these folks to appear in these various broadcasts, and if they do, how much? The ones most often seen are retired military commanders, most of whom would give their opinions whether anyone paid them to or not. I've always felt at least some of these folks were being paid but have never seen it discussed. Anyone know the answer?
Whenever there's some crisis or newsworthy event, the infotainment stations all have interviews with various "experts" ranging from some relative of whoever is today's unfortunate one to a former ambassador to whatever region is in a current state of turmoil. What I want to know is do the networks pay for these folks to appear in these various broadcasts, and if they do, how much? The ones most often seen are retired military commanders, most of whom would give their opinions whether anyone paid them to or not. I've always felt at least some of these folks were being paid but have never seen it discussed. Anyone know the answer?