Only some newsrooms have that policy. For example, here's a list from a bit over 10 years ago of journalists who are registered with a party and made political

Only some newsrooms have that policy. For example, here's a list from a bit over 10 years ago of journalists who are registered with a party and made political donations. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/19113455/ns/politics/t/list-journalists-who-wrote-political-checks/ http://www.nbcnews.com/id/19113455/ns/politics/t/list-journa... . For examples of places which did not strictly prohibit donation (in 2007): "The NBC policy does not outright allow or forbid donations but requires approval of the president of NBC News", "Msnbc.com policy requires permission of the editor in chief for any political activity", "Forbes has no policy regarding employees' personal contributions to political parties or candidates, but it does encourage any employee to be involved in their communities in any way they choose" and "Fox does allow news employees to make political contributions." Furthermore, there are other exceptions. 1) the newsroom must not be run by the government (eg, Voice of America), 2) non-federal law may still prohibit political affiliation discrimination. The District of Columbia Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of political affiliation, meaning "the state of belonging to or endorsing any political party." I think the Unruh act is California is similarly broad. I don't know if either has been tested in workplace employment matters. http://www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au/index.php/workplace-discrimination/type-of-discrimination/political-belief-or-activity http://www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au/index.php/workpl... suggests your example would be illegal in Australia.