theRepublic said:
Torillian said:
I talked to another "gaming journalist" on the plane back from E3 and he said something that I thought was pretty accurate.
He doesn't consider himself as a journalist. He's a critic/reviewer and he hopes he writes up interesting editorials but he isn't a journalist going out and trying to get the next big scoop and delve deep into the industry. I consider myself the same, I try my best to be a good reviewer but I don't consider myself a journalist even when I'm out at a conference like GDC or E3.
As far as if gaming journalists are better than your common forum poster, I'd say no for the most part, we're just willing to put the work in that most people aren't. Any of you could have joined the staff when we had recruitment drives assuming you write reasonably well you just decided you didn't want to. |
I think that is the problem. Everyone wants to be a critic, and no one wants to go any farther than that.
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Generally, the desire to have the world admire your tastes in regard to how things are is what is in a lot of people. To actually try to be objective and report accurate information, and correct forecasts is really tricky. And doing such in an area that really isn't important is another. If someone is THAT doing real journalism, they are likely not covering videogames.
