Fox News Reviewer immediately fired for early review

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JaggedSac said:

 

Well, it is not a right for magazine companies to get early copies of games.  It is by the good graces of game companies to send them early copies.  If the magazine actually cared about reviewing the game, they would purchase the game upon release and put the review in the magazine.  Why would game companies waste money on sending them a game that they know will probably lose them money in the long run.  That makes absolutely no sense.

Because it's part of journalistic ethical codes? That's why. That's the end of the discussion. Because it's considered wrong.

Why is it not okay for a company to rescind on contracts already agreed upon? Obviously, it's in their favor to rescind on a contractual obligation if it includes, oh, losing hundreds of millions of dollars. That makes absolutely no sense, why would they do that!

Because they agreed to do it in a contract, and breaking that contract is unethical.

It's like you don't even see that journalistic ethics exist.