Recent Comments:
Developer to raze Bell Labs Holmdel facility, birthplace of the cellphone {Engadget}
Jul 5th 2006 1:56PM C'mon. You should have gotten on your high-horse while Lucent still owned the place. It's a building, for Christ's sake, and not an especially attractive one as places go. Put up a plaque or something, but don't ask somebody to buy the place and then demand they lose money on it by turning it into a museum nobody will go to.
Konami to blogs: How does that work again? {Joystiq}
May 10th 2006 10:41AM Some points:
1. Many gaming "journalists" are little more then PR outlets for the gaming industry. They do a diservice to their readers by simply reprocessing press releases, and avoiding writing anything that could potentially upset their sources (i.e. the gaming industry PR departments).
2. Real journalists do not rely on PR departments for their "news". Real journalists do not go out of their way to upset the companies they report on BUT also do not avoid reporting news simply because it upsets companies being covered.
3. Many gaming "journalists" are afraid to report news or reviews that might upset the companies being covered, because it might lead to them being refused entry to press conferences, after-conference parties, and cause them not to get swag after the party (you do know that PR companies give some sweet gifts to industry journalists, don't you?).
Any time a journalist stands up for their readers and reports news without letting themselves be pushed around by those being reported about is reason to applaud. Thanks, joystiq, for taking a stand on this.
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