Re:The war to sell you a mattress
by hutzlibu on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @09:35AM
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Erm, the traditional journalism buisness knows ads as well. And there are countless examples of articles being stopped investigating/published, because the main add customer objected and threatened to leave
Or when it so happens, that the boss of the media concern is a golfclub buddy of the senator who is accused of something.
Re:The war to sell you a mattress
by danpalmer on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @10:18AM
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It does happen, but most of the industry has a really strong negative reaction to the journalists and business side mixing in particular ways. It's a cultural divide that was established a long time ago and is still very important now.
Or when it so happens, that the boss of the media concern is a golfclub buddy of the senator who is accused of something.
etc. etc.