@bob @publicvoit Not just newspapers. I finally abandoned a mag I'd subscribed to for decades when I realized it was just publishing press releases or PR for companies which advertised with it. Him that pays the piper calls the tune.
It's gotten worse, though, with "cash for coverage" - articles that appear to be editorial content but are actually shill pieces. The Evening Standard is going for this in a big way. Saudis now a significant controlling stake in the Independent. etc.