A sobering look at how press fanaticism is killing videogame journalism’s credibility.
Today at QuakeCon, developers speaking on a “Building Blockbusters” panel took issue with “stone-faced” games journalists at product demos, as if the absence of emotional displays in a journalist is somehow a bad thing. Sports journalists never cheer during ballgames — so why should we?
I think it’s really important that anyone involved in videogame journalism read the above article by AJ Glasser and then have a good think about their profession and what it means to them. No, Glasser isn’t commenting on ‘bias’ or brand loyalty or other such things that often trigger flamewars in the comments section of your favorite gaming blog. Instead he focuses on a deeper and even more disturbing phenomenon: A self-destructive cycle of unprofessionalism that encourages and even rewards fanaticism amongst members of the press. Highly recommended read.
(via GJAIF)
