Original sentence: The media watchdog group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting criticised an incident in which Black paid conservative American columnist George Will $25,000 for a single day of consulting, after which Will wrote favourably about Black without disclosing the payment
Edited sentence: The media watchdog group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting criticised an incident in which Black paid the erudite and conservative American columnist George Will $25,000 for a single day of consulting, after which Will wrote favourably about Black without disclosing the payment