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It's hard to say. While boosting a score, to me, is wrong no matter what, I can't rightly say whether I'd feel good about myself using a game "as a perfect example of why scores are such junk" mostly because I'd sort of be crucifying it. Instead of…
Absolutely, and like I said, I never wanted to try to dissuade Shaquil from doing original reporting, but I think that when we started doing it, we were a little naive in our expectations. So what I said was a warning to not make the same mistakes w…
This thread managed to spark some fascinating discussion. Bravo. Good stuff.
How often did you contact the people who didn't give proper attribution? A simple look at the timestamps on the post should give all the proof they need about who broke the story.
Similar ideas are one thing, but blatantly copying original reportin…
Ben is giving great advice, but I would also offer a small word of caution. If you're going to start doing stuff like this, have realistic expectations. By and large, blogs are still the same, and they're not going to stop making the same old mistak…
Plus, you can always just do firstname.lastname@gmail.com for a more professional sounding one. I have chris.cesarano@gmail.com because sometimes ccesarano@gamertagged.net doesn't sound serious enough for employers (damn their suit and tie assumptio…
I have heard that this is the case with some people, though I've personally never had this problem. Free accounts, however, are also more likely to be flagged by spam filters.
If you can get an email account through a site you write for or set up a…
Have you found that there's a significant difference in the number of replies that are recieved based on the e-mail address? For example, if your e-mail is Shaquil@hotmail.com, will that solicit less responses than Shaquil@GameSpot.com? Specifically…
When I get those sorts of ideas now, the biggest difficulty is in going out and making contacts. Right now the only person I have is Bill Kunkel. I don't really have anyone else to speak with, which is frustrating because I have two or three ideas I…
It's very great to be reading information like this. I'm along the lines of Shaquil, only in reverse. I love playing games, and when people say "think of a feature" the first thing that comes to mind are all the observations I made while playing gam…
Opinion pieces, though, are hard to distinguish from a proper feature or editorial. I mean, is an article factual because it has a direct quote or statistic, or because it simply contains facts? If the latter, does a writer have to check facts he a…
Critics are journalists. So are courtroom reporters who just take down what happened. But, yes, there is a distinction in the tools, skills and expectations for a critic as compared to investigative, informative, long form journalism.
A good featur…
I totally agree on the point about the difference between a games journalist and a games critic. Though I love reporting on games, researching, and writing thought-provoking pieces, I can't be bothered to a review a game. I just don't see the appeal…
I've actually been giving this some thought myself lately, in particular after a conversation with Bill "Game Doctor" Kunkel (he's a pretty cool guy). I'm actually reaching the feeling that there is a major difference between a games journalist and…
lol yeah he was being sarcastic the second time.
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- I just recently stepped down from an Executive Editor position at GoGamingGiant.com, and have taken some extra interest in freelance. If anyone would like to work with me or just talk, let me know.
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