Readers Attacked by Sock Puppets

So what exactly are sock puppets? They are Internet aliases. Why are they attacking readers? Because they criticised writings of an editor and reporters.

Apparently, the said editor was so angry by the criticisms of a reader on his blog that he attacked him verbally using an internet alias. When found out, he has been suspended from his job indefinitely, and his blog closed down. Another incident of a reporter who committed the same crime is also reported here.

While I understand how closely connected you can be to your writing (having worked as an editor and writer a number of years back), the true mark of a professional in the publishing industry is - objectivism. Once you lose that, and your cool, its hard to be respected as a true journalist.