What constitutes an actual gaming journalist?
Is this one of those why dont gaming developers have Game Design degrees things?
^Actually has a Journalism and Entertainment Degree.
Most of the contributors to IGN the ones who people know know have done their four years and are interested in gaming (probably the most important thing).
IGN also has really talented editors already so even as a contributor you know someone will be over your shoulder if you arent yet a level 20 journo.
And "freelance" contributors either also have degrees or became contributors on merit.
- Ryan Macaffrey IGN - Has a Journalism Degree
- Miranda Sanchez IGN - Has a Journalism Degree
- Tina Amini IGN - Has a Media, Culture and Communications Degree
- Lucy O'Brian IGN - Has a frikken Masters
- Casey DeFri IGN - Has a Mass Comm Degree.
- Sydnee Goodman IGN - Has a Human Biology degree.....wait what? Ohh yeah she got there on merit.
I could keep going and going but anyone who has followed IGNs podcasts or "the talent" will know that most of them are legit.