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> In order to be vetted as an individual critic, you should meet the following guidelines: Written > • Consistent output for a minimum of two years. > • Demo
by bko 8y ago
> In order to be vetted as an individual critic, you should meet the following guidelines:
Written
> • Consistent output for a minimum of two years.
> • Demonstrated film/TV coverage at a publication outside of a self-published website. If you are a self-publishing critic, your reviews should reflect our key values.
Having journalist rate other journalists won't serve as a good filter on the actual quality of reporting. They may pick up on technical errors, but it doesn't address the large problem with modern reporting, which is inaccuracies or misstatements on technical topics. I'd rather have a review system of SME specific to the topic discussed.
For instance, an article written on some AI breakthrough would be critiqued by researchers in that field.
I understand that would be more difficult as it would greatly increase the number of reviewers required, but on the flip side a single reviewer would likely be more representative of her industry. I frankly don't care what other journalists think about the work of their peers since they all have the same biases
- spammersharass 8y ago*his or her
- AbrahamParangi 8y agoThe interesting thing about rotten tomatoes is that it generates a very different signal than critical review on average. Your tastes (or worldview) may not match that of movie critics (or journalists) but you might find a surprising amount in common with the median of the set.
- muzani 8y agoWith Metacritic, it's been clear that the professionals do a much worse job than the regular users. Even the Oscars have poor correlation with movie quality, in my opinion. A lot of it ends up too pretentious. What if Daily Mail suddenly has a great article like they occasionally do? Many professional critics still wouldn't give it a good review because their reputation and careers are at stake.
- ekianjo 8y agoMetacritic exposes the corruption of the video games press as well as the utter lack of qualification (as in, no proper authority compared to any other gamer out there) to write about anything.
- richmarr 8y ago> ... it doesn't address the large problem with modern reporting, which is inaccuracies or misstatements on technical topics. If I was going to pick a journalism problem to solve, the accuracy of technical details would not be it. If I could solve one or both of (a) funding and (b) deceptive balance, then I would quite happily sell 'technical accuracy' down the river.
- amanaplanacanal 8y agoYes, funding is the biggest one. "If it bleeds it leads" is a terrible way to give your readers or viewers a real picture of what is going on in the world.