Wealthy journalists have a conflict of interest in covering Bernie Sanders.
Bernie's positions on taxing the wealthy are likely to bias wealthy journalists who write cover him him and moderate debates. As an example of a journalist whose personal financial interests might influence coverage, consider Sydney Ember who covers Bernie Sanders for the New York Times. Her husband is a hedge-fund employee, and her father-in-law is the CEO of Bain and Company. She stands to lose tens of millions of dollars (or more) under a more progressive tax policy (both income and estate taxes). Another example, Anderson Cooper is worth over $100 million. Thus, this petition to require moderators of the Democratic candidate debates to release their tax returns: [change.org]