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# UNACCEPTABLE: Robert Florence forced to abandon Eurogamer column for telling the truth
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/unacceptable-robert-florence-forced-leave-eurogamer-telling-truth/
- Published: 2012-10-25T17:23:48.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T14:51:00.000Z
- Description: Long story short: Robert Florence’s piece lambasting swag-hungry game journos called out one in particular, who publically defended her right to enter a raffle for a free PS3 at the Games Media Awards. Lauren Wainwright’s (who, it turns out, does undisclosed work for major game studios in addition t
- Author: Joseph Bernstein
- Tags: News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

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Long story short: Robert Florence’s piece lambasting swag-hungry game journos called out one in particular, who publically defended her right to enter a raffle for a free PS3 at the Games Media Awards. Lauren Wainwright’s (who, it turns out, does undisclosed work for major game studios in addition to her “journalism”) employer, Intent Media,[ asked Eurogamer to censor the article in question](http://penny-arcade.com/report/editorial-article/libel-alleged-legal-threats-and-conflicts-of-interest-the-twisted-story-of-?ref=killscreen.com). They did.

Today, Florence announced that he is no longer writing for Eurogamer. The immediate details of his departure are not clear, but Florence [tweeted today](https://twitter.com/robertflorence?ref=killscreen.com), “Also, don’t blame Eurogamer for this. The threat of legal action brings unbelievable pressure. I am clear on who the bad guys are in this.”

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This is an absolute, bat-shit crazy travesty of journalistic ethics. In any other field of journalism, the idea of a journalist being forced out because of a story about fully-documented near-collusion between journalists and PR would be absolutely anathema.

Do not let this go unnoticed.