Just to be clear @nataliegwinters, you’re saying these journalists (including @ezraklein!!) accepted cash payments — which is what “on the payroll” means Or do you need to clean that claim up and say “they unknowingly accepted a junket — a free flight and hotel — from a non-profit that was covertly funded by the CCP? I know the @nytimes does not allow junkets — @NYTimesPR will confirm this. In fact, NYT doesn't even allow free gas in a loaner car for review! so perhaps you’re saying Ezra accepted a junket while at @voxdotcom? Some smaller publications like Vox *might* allow junkets — but my guess is @Bankoff wouldn't allow this @grok fact check these claims and the junket policies of nyt and Vox(@jason)