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  1. Video Game Media Watch by miller60 · · Score: 4, Informative · on The Pointlessness of Current Videogame Journalism
    If you're interested in video game journalism, check out the Video Game Media Watch blog written by Kyle Orland. Another good source of video game media criticism is GameDaily's weekly media column. Also worthwhile is the International Game Journalists' Association.

    In addition to pointing out all the bad journalism out there, these sites help identify blogs and magazines that strive to offer better writing and reviews. Visit those sites and click on a few ads. Marketing-driven articles continue to appear because game publishers pay the bills. That only changes if game mags and sites can develop business models where they are accountable primarily to you - their readers - rather than game companies.

  2. from TFA by jbellis · · Score: 2, Informative · on A Shoe To The Head For Game Journalism

    "In our interview, Hsu refused to go public with the names of the magazines and publishers mentioned in his editorial. He did note that the outlets in his examples did not include IGN and Game Informer, "who were often accused by some readers." Hsu defended his silence by saying that naming the outlets would look petty. "While I want to call them out because I want the industry to shape up, I don't want to get into petty fights. I feel like we're above that." Hsu also worried that an investigative piece looking at these accusations would not be a good fit for an entertainment magazine like EGM."

    http://vgmwatch.com/?p=917

  3. GameBloggers Burying "Fanboy" Cliches by miller60 · · Score: 1 · on Game Journalists Uninteresting Vultures?
    I've seen this kind of commentary over and over again in the past several years, and it almost always focuses on practices of "enthusiast" print magazines that rely upon game publishers for advertising revenue, as well as access to information. So why are these critics still reading fanboy game mags, when they could be reading better journalism on game blogs?

    With just a little effort, you can find game bloggers writing about real issues, rather than just hyping the next big release. The next generation of game journalism isn't going to show up on the newsstand or in your mailbox. It's already on the web. Stop complaining about EGM and its ilk and surf some game sites already! Click on some ads while you're there, because the best way to improve game journalism is to support hard-working game bloggers who are trying to make a living at it.

    For some examples, check out Video Game Media Watch and follow some links. Or just read Terra Nova or Game Politics or GamesBlog or any of about a dozen other good blogs I could mention. You'll feel better about the State of Game Journalism.