Jonathan Lebed is a paid pumper. It's posted in the disclaimer of every pick he sends out. He recieves 25,000 dollars to profile a stock. There are numerous newsletters that are paid by the companies either in cash but usually shares to promote their stocks. It is usually little more than pumping and often entails individuals on message boards in addition to their newsletters.
Can you show proof of a paid basher??? They don't exist. It makes MUCH MORE SENSE to have paid pumpers by companies wishing to dump shares that bashers paid by market makers who are naked shorting otc and pink sheet scams. Think about it.