As a journalist , it ' s Laura ' s job to put out stories as soon as she can , so that a game ' s potential audience can be as informed as possible before it ' s released if she manages to put out an article based on leaked information , it ' s not to harm the publisher , it ' s to help the consumer . And it may seem fair for the publisher to blacklist her in return , but consider this what happens if a publisher refuses to provide review copies to every critic who has ever expressed a negative opinion about one of their games ? That ' s silencing a potentially negative view of your product because it could harm sales . Same goes for blacklisting a journalist because they reported on a leak if a company does this , it ' s because they want to control the information around their product . Because they want to sell as many copies as they can , and they are so terrified of low sales or what big publishers sometimes consider to be low sales , which can still be massive that they have to completely hide the flaws of their product . They ' re not mad at leaks because they ruin the surprise , but because raw information about the product will definitely not show it in the best light possible . So Laura ' s complaint is more about the pressure she ' s under just for doing her job , because she has to protect her sources , her own credibility , her relations with big companies , while informing her audience , some of which react violently to any leak because it might be made up . Of course she expects a potential blacklisting and backlash , but that doesn ' t mean that they are a fair response to her reporting .