Khuutra said:
To the best of my knowledge this has not happened in any iteration of popular media in the history of the world. Not ever. |
It never happens entirely. But there are journalistic boundaries in other media. There is no "don't publish before "X" date unless you give a 9/10 rule" in movies. There is no "don't publish this book review if you don't like it" rule with the New York Times.
The entertainment industry, by and large, has accepted the media. Do they try to bribe them with free shit, nice places to screen a movie, and luxurious accomodations to influence the reviewers? Of course.
The other industries fight this by giving things to reviewers who might like it better or not releasing the book/movie preview at all. There's ALWAYS money. The difference is that there are no standing rules to say or do not say what you think if you are given the piece of entertainment. You get it, you say it.
Games industry, that's not the case.
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