Reporter David Sirota’s ties to Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders are now being disclosed by his publication, the International Business Times.
Until recently, Sirota’s bio on the site did not mention that Sirota served as Sanders’ press secretary when Sanders was a member of the House.
The Washington Examiner media desk broke the story in July that IBTimes was not disclosing Sirota’s connection to Sanders, even though Siorta was reporting critically on Sanders’ rival Hillary Clinton and also Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Chris Christie.
“There’s no mystery or secrecy here,” Peter S. Goodman, global editor in chief for the Times, said at the time. “All of this information is available prominently on David’s website.” He told the Examiner on Monday that Sirota’s biography on the IBTimes site was updated “a couple weeks ago.”
Sirota’s personal website does detail his past work in progressive politics and his relationship to Sanders. But Sirota has indicated in past public comments that he isn’t an impartial voice when it comes to the 2016 race.
In a message on Twitter in June, Sirota accused Clinton of “careerism.” In another tweet from 2013, he wondered whether his “old boss and friend” Sanders would run for president.
After the Examiner‘s report, Sirota’s biography on IBTimes’ website was changed to note, “Before becoming a journalist in 2006, Sirota worked in Washington for, among others, U.S. Rep. Bernie Sanders…”
