Alabama Power and Florida Power & Light hired the consulting firm Matrix to help shape their fortunes. Matrix funded six sites that covered politics, filling a void left by the decline of local news.
An ABC News freelance producer confronted critics of a consulting firm's powerful clients. Her actions confirm people's worst suspicions about the news media, says a former network news president.
ABC News freelance producer Kristen Hentschel pursued and confronted critics of Florida Power & Light and Florida Crystals. But an investigation shows she was being paid by Matrix LLC, a political consulting firm that had the powerful companies among their clients.