Romenesko

Freakonomics Blog
It usually costs $6,995 to be a guest on "FORTUNE In-Flight Radio." Steven D. Levitt calls this "another great example of how blurry the lines have become between reporting and advertising." He was invited to pay to be interviewed, but says "the only way you are going to hear my voice on an American Airlines flight ... is if you and I happen to be on the same flight, and you are sitting in the row in front of me, and I apologize for the fact that my kids have been kicking the back of your seat for the last three hours straight."