> You actually believe that Amazon has editorial control over NPR and specifically exerted that leverage to make this article incoherent?
You don't have to have editorial control to have influence.
For instance: how smart would it be for you to complain about your employer in public forums under your own name? People call that "biting the hand that feeds you." So even if you have a legitimate grievance or have witnessed clearly unethical behavior with your employer, maybe you decide to keep quiet because you need the money from your job.
Your employer just influenced what you write without having any editorial control over you.
> You actually believe that Amazon has editorial control over NPR and specifically exerted that leverage to make this article incoherent?
You don't have to have editorial control to have influence.
For instance: how smart would it be for you to complain about your employer in public forums under your own name? People call that "biting the hand that feeds you." So even if you have a legitimate grievance or have witnessed clearly unethical behavior with your employer, maybe you decide to keep quiet because you need the money from your job.
Your employer just influenced what you write without having any editorial control over you.