Sadly, I must agree. This seems to be more true day by day. There's another thing though... I don't think that there is such a thing as "true" professional journalism. Each one lay his or hers allegiances with varying subtlety. The bottom line is the money and I tend to believe that this is the case everywhere.
Known professionals, respectable media, famous showhosts, all of them, care about the money above all. Not true and fast delivery of information and analysis. The real professionals are those that manage to keep allegiance and bias out of sight.
Gaming journalism is a rather young branch. People do not have great experience yet. Even the well-known ones. It has to do with the genre still receiving the "brand" of children's play and therefore bereft of seriousness. Of course, these are all personal opinions.
This, I stole from grandpa...It's called soap.
