I'm interested to know, since you studied communications, if you believe media outlets are biased according to their sponsors?
Yes. I remember discussing in class stories pulled from the news because it upset the parent company. Ads that were not used in magazines/newspapers because it conflicted with another ad source that brought in more money. Sometimes it all comes down to who has the most money. When different media sources are relying on ad income to support them, it is very hard to not be biased in favor of the sponsers. You are in conflict with wating to present an unbiased news source and wanting to remain in operation.