When it comes to donations, at least one journalists' union puts itself squarely in the "liberal" camp.

According to the Associated Press, "the union representing Newsday's reporters and editors violated its own ethics by contributing money to politicians covered by the daily."

Recipients included Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, the Suffolk chapter of the Working Families Party, the Islip Town Democratic Committee, state Assembly candidate Treewolf West and Islip Councilwoman Pamela Greene.

Only Greene is a Republican.

Newsday has admitted that the donations "could call into question how the paper covers the news," but insist that its staff of trained journalists were ignorant of the contributions.

Newsday is on of the fifteen largest newspapers in the United States, with approximately 481,000 readers. It is owned by the Tribune Company, a media conglomerate whose other holdings include the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times.