Brooks Didn’t Disclose Conflict of Interest

“New York Times columnist David Brooks is drawing a second salary for his work on an Aspen Institute project funded by Facebook and other large donors — a fact he has not disclosed in his columns,” Buzzfeed News reports.

“Brooks has published multiple columns that promote (the Aspen Institute project) Weave, in addition to writing pieces that mention Facebook, its founder Mark Zuckerberg, and the company’s products without disclosing his financial ties to the social networking giant.”