> Is it normal or even possible for western journalists to let a source/interviewer dictate the final content of an article? Not possible, but when journalists

> Is it normal or even possible for western journalists to let a source/interviewer dictate the final content of an article? Not possible, but when journalists court the source, they often make promises they know they'd never deliver on (not that they are unique in this, aren't they?) They may promise to leave certain things off-the-record, or omit certain parts, and then decide - or have higher-ups decide, or make it look like higher-ups decided, whatever - that this is too juicy and click-worthy material to hide it, and violate all promises. It is very rare for any negative consequences besides source being pissed off to come from it, and the source is already used up, so who cares? > Can a source generally put limits on a journalist like this? Essentially, no, but journalists often make it look like they can.