This bit struck me: "...the vehemence of the editors’ point of view caught me off guard." I could be wrong, but is sounds like the editors of a publishing comp

This bit struck me: "...the vehemence of the editors’ point of view caught me off guard." I could be wrong, but is sounds like the editors of a publishing company were pushing for a negative article about a site that's having an effect on publishing companies. I always thought that kind of stuff happened indirectly, through assumptions and implications. Then again it could just be that they were just excited about an idea for a story.