I wouldn't call that accurate at all.The amazing thing about all this is, we never even say Lauren's response to this. Just a bunch of dudes outraged for her presumably wounded sensibilities.
I wouldn't call that accurate at all.The amazing thing about all this is, we never even say Lauren's response to this. Just a bunch of dudes outraged for her presumably wounded sensibilities.
What Wainright needs to is indeed disappear from this line of work.
I wouldn't call that accurate at all.
The amazing thing about all this is, we never even saw Lauren's response to this. Just a bunch of dudes outraged for her presumably wounded sensibilities.
Seems kinda paternalistic.
But at least on Kotaku it was more of an unconfirmed rumor than actual news so I'd really see the problem here. They said that DSN2K claimed to have downloaded the games and run it as a rumor, not something confirmed which is why they tried to contact Nintendo PR.Back on topic...
It's stuff like this which is embarrassing when it comes from people who call themselves journalists:
NNirvi (rough translation said:I hope I was positive enough so that a bald angel of death from Eidos won't come at night and suffocate me with Doritos, those game journalist killing, poisonous chips. Now I only have to watch out for Hitman-fans. 84
Back on topic...
It's stuff like this which is embarrassing when it comes from people who call themselves journalists:
One can point out instances of sexism as an independent observer even if the target of it doesn't care or feel victimized.
Yes. That's why I was pointing out how sexist it was to play paternal protector for the downtrodden.
So, to take your logic to its conclusion, if you saw a man treating a woman with genuine misogyny (pick whatever form you like) and the woman didn't seem to mind, you wouldn't criticize it at all because of how paternalistic it would be?
Because if so, you're basically saying men don't have any responsibility at all to fight sexism against women, and that it's solely the problem of women.
He knows when you're lying, Lauren.
Are women somehow defenseless?
No. But they aren't the only ones who should fight genuine sexism either.
Back on topic...
It's stuff like this which is embarrassing when it comes from people who call themselves journalists:
http://kotaku.com/5973019/rumor-pre...let-you-download-someone-elses-games-for-free
http://www.gamespot.com/news/preowned-wii-u-consoles-allow-free-game-downloads-user-claims-6402018
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/01/04/report-the-big-advantage-of-buying-a-used-wii-u
All three major sites took a completely unverified NeoGAF post and ran it as "news."
There is no independent reporting.
There is no verification.
There is no comment from the supposed source.
There is no comment from Nintendo.
There is no information about the Wii U's digital purchase system and how it works.
Stuff like this is the epitome of lazy reporting (aka Copy-And-Paste). It makes the reporter look bad. It makes the site look bad. It makes the editor-in-chiefs look bad.
It's basically saying that each of these sites have no editorial standards when it comes to sourcing or verifying information. For all they know, the NeoGAF OP could have been trolling for shits and giggles (not saying the OP was, just an example).
My college journalism prof would have failed any student who tried to turn in something like this as a legitimate piece for the paper.
My post wasn't genuinely sexist, you clod.
Not if you want to be respected as anything more than a forum poster or a random twitter user.But is it okay for sites like Go Nintendo or Nintendo Everything to run such a story? Hits are hits and that is the main concern for websites.
Well looks like she's bailed so we'll finish with a recap.
Despite saying multiple times she was sorry and that's she's learned from her mistakes, when pressured on details she still thinks Rab's article was libel, she still claims she never made any legal threats despite tweeting about her law module and Eurogamer's EiC categorically saying she did, she still thinks none of her articles were PR fluff and she still thinks that there's nothing wrong with having too cozy a relationship with game publishers and PR.
Sounds like the only thing she's sorry about is having all this stuff backfire on her.
Well looks like she's bailed so we'll finish with a recap.
Despite saying multiple times she was sorry and that's she's learned from her mistakes, when pressured on details she still thinks Rab's article was libel, she still claims she never made any legal threats despite tweeting about her law module and Eurogamer's EiC categorically saying she did, she still thinks none of her articles were PR fluff and she still thinks that there's nothing wrong with having too cozy a relationship with game publishers and PR.
Sounds like the only thing she's sorry about is having all this stuff backfire on her.
The SDA(Speed Demos Archives) is holding a charity marathon, where top gamers display amazing speedrunning skill over several days, donations go to cancer prevention. It's amazing and heartwarming to watch gamers around the world bunch together for a good cause.
Fucks given about Kotaku/IGN/et al? Zero. However, we get this kind of quality articles instead.
If by "nailed it" you mean "wrote a story about Kotaku without reaching out to Kotaku for comment, therefore ignoring one of the basic principles of journalism" then sure!
If by "nailed it" you mean "wrote a story about Kotaku without reaching out to Kotaku for comment, therefore ignoring one of the basic principles of journalism" then sure!
If by "nailed it" you mean "wrote a story about Kotaku without reaching out to Kotaku for comment, therefore ignoring one of the basic principles of journalism" then sure!
If by "nailed it" you mean "wrote a story about Kotaku without reaching out to Kotaku for comment, therefore ignoring one of the basic principles of journalism" then sure!
If by "nailed it" you mean "wrote a story about Kotaku without reaching out to Kotaku for comment, therefore ignoring one of the basic principles of journalism" then sure!
Okay, so what's your comment?
I don't speak on behalf of Kotaku. But Stephen Totilo is pretty easy to reach, and when I see people complimenting Erik Kain for an article in which he failed to get multiple sides of a story, I can't help but wonder if you guys are actually interested in journalism, or you just want bloggers who echo the common consensus on NeoGAF and Reddit.
I don't speak on behalf of Kotaku. But Stephen Totilo is pretty easy to reach, and when I see people complimenting Erik Kain for an article in which he failed to get multiple sides of a story, I can't help but wonder if you guys are actually interested in journalism, or you just want bloggers who echo the common consensus on NeoGAF and Reddit.
If by "nailed it" you mean "wrote a story about Kotaku without reaching out to Kotaku for comment, therefore ignoring one of the basic principles of journalism" then sure!
Ive no idea who even came up with this headline (or how post-titling works at Kotaku)
Interesting to see that you hold Erik Kain to a higher journalistic standard than Richard Eisenbeis, and by extension, Kotaku...
I don't speak on behalf of Kotaku. But Stephen Totilo is pretty easy to reach, and when I see people complimenting Erik Kain for an article in which he failed to get multiple sides of a story, I can't help but wonder if you guys are actually interested in journalism, or you just want bloggers who echo the common consensus on NeoGAF and Reddit.
This line, for example:
He has no idea how our headline process works and makes no effort to reach out to Kotaku to find out. Instead, he just says "oh, I dunno how they do this." This is the type of blogging you guys want to encourage? Yeesh.
If by "nailed it" you mean "wrote a story about Kotaku without reaching out to Kotaku for comment, therefore ignoring one of the basic principles of journalism" then sure!
You don't speak for kotaku.
But you do represent them on gaf.
Are your posts, 100% personal - non work- related opinions?
Because if they are, they tend to seem very much sided with your employer, which I guess is understandable.
But it makes it unclear who you're posting here as.
How is that any different from the "article" that is still up on Kotaku? A simple google search would have shown the huge flaws in that article but no-one at Kotaku could be bothered to do so(or god forbid contacted Platinum). I seriously believe you are just trolling this thread now, as there is no reasonable way you can attack one writer whilst defending your co-workers(I include the editorial staff who clearly failed when they posted the original article).
I don't recall defending the Kamiya article or commenting on it at all. I don't plan to.
But the difference is that many of you are criticizing the Kamiya article while simultaneously praising the Forbes article. That's what baffles me.
Actually, it's pretty easy to say "hey, this Forbes blogger should have reached out to Kotaku for comment before writing about Kotaku" without giving my thoughts on the actual content of his article or our article. Which is what I did.
If you're going to demand better journalism - which you should! - then don't just ignore the tenets of journalism because you happen to agree with a writer's opinion.
Unless you want all of games media to turn into Forbes-like content farms full of writers who just look at what NeoGAF or Reddit are talking about on any given day and then echo whatever opinion most people seem to agree with.
If you're going to demand better journalism - which you should! - then don't just ignore the tenets of journalism because you happen to agree with a writer's opinion.
Unless you want all of games media to turn into Forbes-like content farms full of writers who just look at what NeoGAF or Reddit are talking about on any given day and then echo whatever opinion most people seem to agree with.