The Lobbying Industry's Dirty Little Secret A prominent lobbying firm has been secretly paying journalists to write flattering pieces about their clients in British newspapers, according to an expose by The Guardian.
CT Group, co founded by Lynton Crosby, has a long history of wielding influence behind the scenes and now appears to be manipulating public opinion through paid journalism.
This scandal is not just about one company or the lobbying industry as a whole but rather the erosion of trust in our institutions. When journalists are paid to write propaganda, it undermines democracy's very fabric.