I used to work in television news (not as a journalist). I remember when the news divisions were not controlled by the other parts of the corporation and were,

I used to work in television news (not as a journalist). I remember when the news divisions were not controlled by the other parts of the corporation and were, essentially, an entity unto themselves answering to no one. EDIT: The downvotes are saying news divisions were not so? If that, I think some people need to take a few minutes to learn the history.