This is a case of metonymy, where the publication refers to one or more human representatives of the publication (the organizational entity), such as a reporter and/or editor and/or publisher.

This is a case of metonymy, where the publication refers to one or more human representatives of the publication (the organizational entity), such as a reporter and/or editor and/or publisher.

Compare:

I told the company about the defect in its product.

We cannot speak directly to a company, of course. We speak (eventually) with a human contact there.

This is a case of metonymy, where the publication refers to one or more human representatives of the publication, such as a reporter and/or editor and/or publisher.

This is a case of metonymy, where the publication refers to one or more human representatives of the publication (the organizational entity), such as a reporter and/or editor and/or publisher.