The news can be bought. And not just on the newsstand. - James David Dickson

How news outlets burn credibility for the almighty Dollar. - Watching the Watchdogs - James David Dickson

• The news you read and the news you watch is for sale. 

And if you don’t see a problem with that…you might be a journalist.
Journalists carry two tools, but can only make it to the shore with one:

• Credibility
• The ability to influence events

With every slanted headline, they toss aside credibility in favor of influence. 

• But slanted stories are only part of the problem with news.

From the Michigan Enjoyer, the tale of low point in journalism history: 

The Day Kanye West Bought the Front Page.

...TV stations do it too. 

And it happens on the news programs your parents might watch and trust...
Looking through the 2024 disclosures for the Detroit ABC affiliate, WXYZ, I found that Good Morning America was the outbreak monkey.
What appeared to be a new feature on the Northern Lights — “GMA explores the Northern Lights” — was actually paid for by Canada’s tourism arm. 

• This is pay-to-play news, on one of America’s most trusted brands.

Watch the report here: