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While I agree with Ben that original reporting is admirable, I don't think opinion pieces are "usually nearly worthless." Folks like Michael Abbott, Chris Dahlen and Clive Thompson (when he had his "Games Without Frontiers" Wired column) write ins...
It's true.There's no editor less forgiving than Andrew "Your Dog Ate Jack Shit" Groen.
This topic has been discussed before on this very forum, but in a more general sense of "is it appropriate?" rather than "what should I do about it?" See here:
http://videogamesjournos.ning.com/forum/topics/1409274:Topic:32241
http://videogamesjo...
"remember, you can sell anything but porn on ebay"
Incorrect, you CAN sell porn on eBay!
I informed every publisher and PR agency when I initially contacted them that I will send a request when a game is needed. If they send one anyway:
1. Ask your editor, "Do you want a review of this (probably steamy) game that came in (probably th...
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- My Job
- Print, Online
- About Me:
- I got a masters in journalism from NYU, then covered local news for a small daily paper in Connecticut before moving to southern California.
As a full-time freelancer, I write about games for Technologizer, GamerCrave and occasionally The Escapist. I also blog about technology for PCWorld.com and MyCE.com.
I'm always open to more work opportunities or general gaming/journalism conversation, so drop me a line at newmanJB at gmail dot com.
- Website:
- http://www.jarednewman.com
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 3:41am on June 19, 2009,
Timothy J Seppala said… - Hey man, good seeing you Thursday morning at E3, hopefully you've gotten a little sleep since then;)
- At 4:45pm on May 24, 2009,
Timothy J Seppala said…
- Thanks Jared, I used the contact form. Fingers crossed!
- At 1:38pm on May 24, 2009,
Timothy J Seppala said…
- Hey Jared, is your online outlet looking for some freelance tech reviews? I mainly review cell phones and other mobile gadgets, either way let me know.
- At 2:29am on January 4, 2009,
James Abels said… - Hey man! glad to see you on here!
- At 8:20pm on August 27, 2008,
Andrew Groen said… - Hey there Jared. Pleasure to make your acquaintance. Yeah, it sounds like our careers paths could be rather similar. Whereabouts did you work for a paper?
Mainstream print journalism is such a terrible job market to get into. It almost seems like video game journalism is a safer choice at this point.
Quick question. I've been thinking about this for a while now: Do you think that going to Journalism school helped your ability to write in the games market, or harmed it?
I think I'm a better writer overall since I started here over three years ago. However, I'm not entirely convinced that the games writing industry is entirely concerned with communicating the message briefly and with short, but info packed paragraphs.
A lot of times it seems like word count is king in this biz.
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