In reply to Justin Tadlock.

I am employed by Audrey Capital as an independent journalist. I have no ties to Automattic.

Journalists typically disclose when they're covering something with a relationship to their employer. Making these kinds of statements without acknowledging that Automattic and Audrey Capital are run by the same person does not build trust. On the Audrey website, under Personnel, it literally says "Matt is hiring @ Automattic."

If you don't want people to think you are serving Automattic's interests, maybe do a piece to address the issue. People like me genuinely don't know if you are allowed to write whatever you want.