This should be illegal, its one thing to sell advertising but this is pure bribery. There has got to be some law on the books that cover this form of fraud because that is what this is.
At the very least they should have to disclose that they are being paid by eco-extremist organizations when ever they run a related story.
Gates gave the media money too. So does Soros.
Everything the Democrats/Marxists do is graft and fraud.