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Yeah it reads like a clumsy hit piece - not that the industry doesn't have problems but it falls so short of professional writing standards you have to ask if t

Yeah it reads like a clumsy hit piece - not that the industry doesn't have problems but it falls so short of professional writing standards you have to ask if they get paid for it.

jp555 7y ago
The Journalism industry can't go on like this.
- brighter2morrow 7y ago
  Journalism isn't really an industry so much as a lifestyle for well-to-do people who don't need real jobs
badpun 7y ago
From what I've heard, kotaku stopped paying its writers years ago. Right now it's basically a hobbyist blog aggregator.
- eropple 7y ago
  Kotaku doesn't pay particularly well, but they don't pay out of line with the rest of the industry. That particular publication also tends to be the electric bug zapper for a lot of chuds, so there's a lot of misinformation out there.
  - hnaccy 7y ago
    >That particular publication also tends to be the electric bug zapper for a lot of chuds, so there's a lot of misinformation out there. What's that mean?
    - eropple 7y ago
      The reactionary movement that grew out of GamerGate has largely knee-jerked about Kotaku since its inception; they named their favorite subreddit after the site. And they straight-up make a lot of stuff up about anything they don't like. There are plenty of actually-real things to criticize about the games journalism industry but hen you see somebody spittle-flecking about Kotaku or any of the other publications with the gosh-darn temerity to hire women or black people or trans people it's striking how little you must go down the rabbit hole you to SJW conspiracies and the like. This article kinda sucks, but the groups taking shots at Kotaku/Polygon/etc. at this point tend towards a default-chud stance.
      - drak0n1c 7y ago
        You didn’t answer the question - what does this slur “chud” mean? Is it a catch-all slur for those critical of journalism? Or only those who are proven to be motivated by your laundry list of regressive attitudes? I think it's fair to watch the watchmen. Journalists and outside observers shouldn't be demonized for being critical of media, and likewise people shouldn't be demonized for being critical of journalists who err in their duty in some way.
        noobermin 7y ago
        "Chud" is slang especially on the left internet for a reactionary.
      - baud147258 7y ago
        > the groups taking shots at Kotaku/Polygon/etc. at this point tend towards a default-chud stance Too bad they tend to make more noise than those who criticize Kotaku/Polygon/RPS/etc. for reviews for friends. Hum I suspect the journalists are even happy that their loudest critics are besides the point.
baud147258 7y ago
I'd say the standards of gaming "journalism" are even lower than current journalism standards. But there are still a few exception, including at Kotaku.
- baud147258 7y ago
  When I said exceptions, I mean there are articles which were actually coherent, well-researched and well-written pieces. But that's not the majority, in any publication. I think the issue with gaming "journalism" is that it's supposed to be for the consumers so that they can do informed purchases, but since it's ad-funded by the industry they are reporting on, it tends to become a corporate mouth-piece.

Yeah it reads like a clumsy hit piece - not that the industry doesn't have problems but it falls so short of professional writing standards you have to ask if they get paid for it.

jp555 7y ago

The Journalism industry can't go on like this.

brighter2morrow 7y ago
Journalism isn't really an industry so much as a lifestyle for well-to-do people who don't need real jobs

badpun 7y ago

From what I've heard, kotaku stopped paying its writers years ago. Right now it's basically a hobbyist blog aggregator.

eropple 7y ago
Kotaku doesn't pay particularly well, but they don't pay out of line with the rest of the industry. That particular publication also tends to be the electric bug zapper for a lot of chuds, so there's a lot of misinformation out there.
- hnaccy 7y ago
  >That particular publication also tends to be the electric bug zapper for a lot of chuds, so there's a lot of misinformation out there. What's that mean?
  - eropple 7y ago
    The reactionary movement that grew out of GamerGate has largely knee-jerked about Kotaku since its inception; they named their favorite subreddit after the site. And they straight-up make a lot of stuff up about anything they don't like. There are plenty of actually-real things to criticize about the games journalism industry but hen you see somebody spittle-flecking about Kotaku or any of the other publications with the gosh-darn temerity to hire women or black people or trans people it's striking how little you must go down the rabbit hole you to SJW conspiracies and the like. This article kinda sucks, but the groups taking shots at Kotaku/Polygon/etc. at this point tend towards a default-chud stance.
    - drak0n1c 7y ago
      You didn’t answer the question - what does this slur “chud” mean? Is it a catch-all slur for those critical of journalism? Or only those who are proven to be motivated by your laundry list of regressive attitudes? I think it's fair to watch the watchmen. Journalists and outside observers shouldn't be demonized for being critical of media, and likewise people shouldn't be demonized for being critical of journalists who err in their duty in some way.
      - noobermin 7y ago
        "Chud" is slang especially on the left internet for a reactionary.
    - baud147258 7y ago
      > the groups taking shots at Kotaku/Polygon/etc. at this point tend towards a default-chud stance Too bad they tend to make more noise than those who criticize Kotaku/Polygon/RPS/etc. for reviews for friends. Hum I suspect the journalists are even happy that their loudest critics are besides the point.

baud147258 7y ago

I'd say the standards of gaming "journalism" are even lower than current journalism standards. But there are still a few exception, including at Kotaku.

baud147258 7y ago
When I said exceptions, I mean there are articles which were actually coherent, well-researched and well-written pieces. But that's not the majority, in any publication. I think the issue with gaming "journalism" is that it's supposed to be for the consumers so that they can do informed purchases, but since it's ad-funded by the industry they are reporting on, it tends to become a corporate mouth-piece.