The key word Frank McPherson brought up is integrity. The individuals I mentioned have integrity. The National Enquirer lacks integrity. NBC's Dateline lacks integrity. Debbie Swenson lacks integrity.
Corporations are inherently no more and no less capable of integrity than individuals.
But corporations may have a slight edge in ability to maintain their integrity, because of accountability. Corporations, being made up of individuals, have a certain amount of accountability built in. Individuals can get accountability or they can reject it. I know if I say something that makes people wonder if I've been smoking crack, Dan Bowman or Dustin Cook or Pete Moore or Bob Thompson or a host of others will call me on it. And that doesn't just apply to my writing.