Russian PR firm helps Co's plant stories in news outlets for cash

Established outlets for real business journalism were included on the firm's rate card, including claims they could get stories onto Reuters for $8,360 and the Financial Times for about $50k. Also, lesser known, web-only portals were offered for less than $200. There are fewer and fewer watchdogs (journalists are almost like proto regulators) and some folks are taking advantage of the gap/asymmetry. I know more opportunities are created if you're willing to bend the rules a little. I'd be really interested in how other folks are interpreting these sorts of developments.