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Posted: Jul 2nd 2008 1:38PM (Unverified) said

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It always makes me chuckle when I hear bloggers call themselves "journalists"

I know your title technically falls under this category, but I'm more prone to think of Ted Koppel or Anderson Cooper when the word "journalist" is mentioned.

Posted: Jul 2nd 2008 5:44PM Chefmichael21 said

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So why don't you ask Richard to trade jobs with you for a day. Then see how it feels when people put down your chosen profession.

Posted: Jul 2nd 2008 6:46PM potato said

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Michael: I don't think he was trying to put down the fine work that blogger do, but rather just trying to point out the pretentiousness of bloggers calling themselves journalists.

Heck, I enjoy many fine blogs every single day, and I know I can't possibly do the work that they do. But that being said, journalists they are not - not your average game blogger anyway.

Journalism implies some level of original research. An expose on score biases in game reviews? That's proper journalism. Bringing together interviews with multiple game designers in an in-depth look at game genres and the nuances of their design? That's journalism.

Reporting on common knowledge with little to no additional information is not journalism. That's just repeating the news, which while being a valuable service that is far from easy, is NOT journalism.

Blogs like this one provide a valuable news source, but don't confuse a tough writing job with journalism.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2008 5:53AM (Unverified) said

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Ha ha I'm liking the pic. Good effort!

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