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I'm curious about the editorial process that led to it being published and then pulled. In a traditional journalism outfit at least two editors would have worke

I'm curious about the editorial process that led to it being published and then pulled. In a traditional journalism outfit at least two editors would have worked on this story and approved it over days or weeks. Maybe that process is streamlined for the Internet era but I don't think of Road & Track being a clickbait publish anything outfit. Who approved the article, then pulled it without even leaving a comment?

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nkurz 3y ago
For the second half of your question, here's the editor of Road and Track trying to explain why he pulled the article: The story was taken down because I felt it was the wrong story for our publication. No one from the brands or organizations mentioned in the story put any sort of pressure on me or anyone else. In fact, I heard nothing at all from anyone on the story. No contact whatsoever. It was unfortunate and I can understand how people might jump to the conclusion that pressure of some sort was brought to bear. It wasn’t. Truth is, when the story was assigned, written and edited I was Executive Editor of Road & Track, not EIC. I was dealing almost exclusively with the print magazine. The story had been assigned and edited by the digital team. Had I been aware of the story I would have put a stop to it long before it ever posted. I’m afraid this is a much more mundane situation than you might have imagined. https://defector.com/road-track-eic-tries-to-explain-why-he-deleted-an-article-about-formula-1-power-dynamics https://defector.com/road-track-eic-tries-to-explain-why-he-...