"When money controls "the media" it is no longer a legitimate source of news. It serves money and panders for more money."To make this point a lot clearer, I put forth this day-old example and talk about other (relatively recent) examples as well as categorisation of spammy 'articles' to watch out for. We've long bemoaned poor coverage (none or just fluff) about the EPO, taking account of bribery from Benoît Battistelli and António Campinos. When money controls "the media" it is no longer a legitimate source of news. It serves money and panders for more money. ⬆