The bigger issue here is that journalism is currently doomed to exist under these power structures. Being a supposedly principled career journalist is a contradiction in terms - not least when they're switching sides from "greedy corporate website" to "website backed by dark money from Russian-related interests" and suddenly retain their concerns of imperialism to the western brand. I analysed this in greater detail here, arriving at a proposed solution: https://www.mediaactivist.com/manifesto/