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It used to be normal in the news paper industry to have a hard dividing line between the "news" and "advertising" departments for this very reason. There was al
by AlexandrB 5y ago
It used to be normal in the news paper industry to have a hard dividing line between the "news" and "advertising" departments for this very reason. There was always a conflict of interest possible when newspapers reported on the companies placing ads with them. I'm not sure how true this is any more.