It’s not the same but comes to mind in the discussion: “embedded reporters”. They have been around a long time, arguably including World War Two, but were taken to some pretty extreme levels in the ‘03 Gulf War. The cosy relationship is corrupting and completely unhelpful, with state control and propaganda pushed by supposedly independent journalists who are contracted to say-no-evil.

https://www.google.co.nz/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/me...

https://www.google.co.nz/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/media/200...