American politician Gary Hart sits on a dock with Donna Rice on his lap, 1987.
American politician Gary Hart sits on a dock with Donna Rice on his lap, 1987. (Photo by National Enquirer/Getty Images)

Checkbook Rules

June 08, 2007

Tom Fiedler was offered a photo in 1987 implicating Presidential hopeful Gary Hart in an extra-marital affair. Fiedler refused to pay the source, but he managed to break the story anyway. Fiedler, retired Executive Editor for the Miami Herald, explains that in the 20 years since that incident, checkbook journalism has thrived.

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