@corlin Yes, But we used to be able to keep a firewall between commercial and news sides of our broadcast systems. Newscasters weren't even allowed to speak with anyone from advertising. The news division was always a losing proposition, but it was there for the public good.
@FireMonkey
Yes. TV and Radio News did have good walls between ad & edit.
But Newspapers, leaked badly.
I was a union newspaper pressman for many years. Got to know the reporters, and op/ed staffs well. (Mostly at the bar.) get a few drinks into them, and they all complained about it.