# Do politicians get paid for appearances on news shows?

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**Created:** [March 24, 2017, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-politicians-get-paid-for-appearances-on-news-shows/782884 "2017-03-24T03:17:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bradjam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Bradjam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bradjam)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-politicians-get-paid-for-appearances-on-news-shows/782884/1 "2017-03-24T03:17:30Z")

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Some make the rounds regularly, some don’t. Do they paid for showing up for segments / interviews or is the publicity their only compensation? Standard rate for everyone maybe? Also would be curious if there is a difference between news shows and entertainment shows, such as an appearance on late night TV.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-politicians-get-paid-for-appearances-on-news-shows/782884/2 "2017-03-24T03:20:35Z")

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Typically not: [Follow the Money](http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/1998/11/follow_the_money.html)