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Report: WSJ published Romney adviser op-eds without disclosing ties

The Wall Street Journal has published op-eds from several writers who serve as advisers to Mitt Romney’s campaign without disclosing their ties to the presidential race, according to liberal media watchdog organization Media Matters.

The group found that the Journal published 20 pieces from a number of Romney advisers — John Bolton, Max Boot, Lee Casey, Paula Dobriansky, Mary Ann Glendon, Glenn Hubbard, Paul Peterson, David Rivkin Jr. and Martin West — but did not always inform readers of each writer's connection to the Republican nominee.

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“In several instances, the Journal failed to disclose an op-ed writer's connection despite its own news section reporting that the writer is advising Romney. With respect to one writer, the Journal disclosed his ties to the campaign in an initial op-ed but failed to do so in subsequent op-eds,” the Media Matters report states. “With regard to another, the paper failed to disclose the campaign ties in an initial op-ed but did do so in later pieces. The seven remaining writers have not had their Romney connections disclosed in any of their op-eds following the publication of those ties, according to Media Matters' review.”

The Wall Street Journal has yet to respond to a request for comment.