Corruption in gaming journalism discussion and update thread. - General

[QUOTE=Swilly;46060556]And now I want SRS nuked.[/QUOTE] look at the bright side, now we can send jontron cool vidya game things (seriously though doxxing people is fucking horrible, Especially if you can't find it via public record)

I don't know what's going on. Who is SRS? The internet is just exploding right now. Goddamn GamerGate.

This stream is blowing up holy shit.

[QUOTE=postal 2 stp;46060622]I don't know what's going on. Who is SRS? The internet is just exploding right now. Goddamn GamerGate.[/QUOTE] SRS is a section of reddit called Shit Reddit Says. SRS is like a SJW Hideout. People in there talk to each other about political stuff and laugh at people who have different opinions than them. They tend to leak out of SRS often and troll people. everyone on reddit who isn't SRS tends to hate them, rumor has it the admins don't like it too due to them violating some rules but SRS has dirt on one of the admins so they won't get deleted. I can't verify if that rumor is true or not but eh. SRS also tends to be a echochamber because they have entire [URL="http://i.imgur.com/nAN4b0S.png"]sub-subreddits[/URL] for SRS.

[QUOTE=Reimu;46060581]I don't think SRS actually did that. Like "/V/", I think someone is hiding behind SRS. But if SRS is responsible, the mods should be afraid of us. There is some serious dirt to be dug up that will ruin SRS's reputation in SJ circles.[/QUOTE] Is that even a thing that can be done? If Leigh Alexander going on a rant about "hood rats" doesn't turn any heads, what will? I mean for fuck's sake.

Even I am losing track, was this mentioned: [thumb]https://i.imgur.com/gD00OiM.png[/thumb] [url]https://twitter.com/Xander756[/url] I don't use twitter, so I'm derping on showing directly the tweets however he posts the article in question further down. [url]http://realgamernewz.com/40226/why-the-gamejournopros-secret-mailing-list-is-important[/url]

would this guy stop interrupting people in the stream with pointless bullshit seriously its fucking annoying

[QUOTE=Ithon;46060695]Even I am losing track, was this mentioned: [thumb]https://i.imgur.com/gD00OiM.png[/thumb] [url]https://twitter.com/Xander756[/url] I don't use twitter, so I'm derping on showing directly the tweets however he posts the article in question further down. [url]http://realgamernewz.com/40226/why-the-gamejournopros-secret-mailing-list-is-important[/url][/QUOTE] I liked this bit from the article. [quote]So the corruption is actually several levels deep. Game journalists see themselves as part of the game industry, which they are supposed to be objectively reporting on. They view developers, publishers, and PR people as their personal friends which further discourages objective reporting. This would be bad enough if it were done on an individual basis as gamers used to suspect but the fact that game journalists themselves then get together to spread the corruption makes it that much worse. To see just how damaging this kind of collusion in the media is, imagine if it were to happen in the real world with mainstream news outlets. Imagine if CNN, CBS, Fox News, MSNBC, and all the other mainstream media had a secret mailing list where their top journalists and reporters discussed what stories they should all report and what stories they should all ignore. Then imagine there was a scandal implicating President Barack Obama in some treasonous misdeeds that could result in him being impeached. Obama, however, is good personal friends with all the reporters from these major news outlets (as game developers, publishers, and PR people are often good personal friends with game journalists. William O’Neal wrote, “Who here hasn’t slept with a PR person or game developer? #AMIRITE”). So the mainstream media obviously doesn’t want their friend Obama to go down in flames. Using this mailing list which enables them to talk with one another in secret, all the major news outlets collude about how together they can spin this Obama story and make it into a non-issue. They could all decide to refuse to report on it (like the game journalists that refused to report on the Zoe Quinn story) and they might even decide to pledge their support for Obama in the form of a signed letter to let him know he’s not going through this alone. The mainstream media therefore never reports on the story or if they do, it’s in SUPPORT of Obama. The news of the scandal never accurately reaches the American public. Imagine if that happened in real life. That is called a conspiracy. So why is it okay for gaming journalists to do it? The answer is, it’s not. Everybody involved on that mailing list needs to be fired immediately. These so-called “game journalists” have forgotten they are supposed to be working for gamers, not themselves and not the industry. Their job is simply to inform people. Not to push their friends’ games or protect them from public backlash. Gaming journalism is corrupt and needs to be cleansed.[quote]

he just got rekt over it. edit: automerge failure

fuck I can't edit it to add the / after the second quote.

Gaming journalism is a bullshit profession. It's all about hipsters circle jerking each other.

"please don't speak over a woman, that is incredibly [b]PROBLEMATIC[/b]" "yes, and [b]misogynistic[/b]." oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo shit

[QUOTE=Mr. Scorpio;46060638]Is that even a thing that can be done? If Leigh Alexander going on a rant about "hood rats" doesn't turn any heads, what will? I mean for fuck's sake.[/QUOTE] that's kinda why I'm disheartened as all fuck right now. These people can basically call someone a nigger(She implied it so fucking hard) and no one cares. We say "zoe quinn cheated on her boyfriend" or "journalists may have comprimised ethics" and we're the mysoginists and the vitriol filled children. But no one wants to bring up what a horrible person Leigh Alexander is.

Are the two women in the stream (Becca and I think the other girl is called Liz, going by the chat) Pro or Anti Gamergate?

"according to your extensive experience with massage parlor" Ahahahahahaahah [editline]23rd September 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Xonax;46060787]Are the two women in the stream (Becca and I think the other girl is called Liz, going by the chat) Pro or Anti Gamergate?[/QUOTE] Pro-gamergate

Zoe Quinn is a fuckhead. The end.

so is it true you can't say nigger and fag on /pol/ anymore I keep seeing screenshots but I don't know if that's doctored I... I can't imagine a 4chan like that and I don't want to

[QUOTE=Milhouse20XX;46060809]Zoe Quinn is a fuckhead. The end.[/QUOTE] As stated a hundred times over, this has moved past Zoe Quinn.

[QUOTE=Reimu;46060581]I don't think SRS actually did that. Like "/V/", I think someone is hiding behind SRS. But if SRS is responsible, the mods should be afraid of us. There is some serious dirt to be dug up that will ruin SRS's reputation in SJ circles.[/QUOTE] It can be one of two things. It can be that SRSers are stupid enough to reveal that it was SRS's doing, or someone is trying to false flag and get people to raid the IRC just to stir shit and cause more fighting.

Whoever did that shitty attempt at doxxing, it can only fan the flames of #GaymerGays and make it last longer.

[QUOTE=Thlis;46060851]As stated a hundred times over, this has moved past Zoe Quinn.[/QUOTE] Just putting my opinion out there, brother. Ever since Gamergate, I've had a real dislike for Gaming Journalism. What especially grinds my gears is people who think that playing games entitles them to being called an "expert". In my opinion, it really means "I can't contribute to society in a constructive way"

[QUOTE=TheJoey;46060770]"please don't speak over a woman, that is incredibly [b]PROBLEMATIC[/b]" "yes, and [b]misogynistic[/b]." oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo shit[/QUOTE] That comeback from him was digging a hole.

oh god this guy is insane edit: shots fired at a chaingun rate

Are there any gaming journalists in this thread?

[QUOTE=Milhouse20XX;46060977]Are there any gaming journalists in this thread?[/QUOTE] not that i know of. there's people in here that are trying to create a games review site though.

[QUOTE=Teddybeer;46060986]Yeah I have a personal blog.[/QUOTE] Well, I hope you can prove me wrong about Gaming journalism being a Hipster circlejerk

the smackdown continues to happen on GG stream ([url]http://www.hitbox.tv/WhiskeyGrenade[/url])

[QUOTE=Wii60;46060958]oh god this guy is insane edit: shots fired at a chaingun rate[/QUOTE] Oh man when he was defending his tweet about ISIS doing more for people then gamergate all I can think of is wanting to ask him about hitler. "look past all the bad things ISIS has done" [img]http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7x4bozg3v1rbtj4eo1_500.jpg[/img] The guy I felt had parallels to people who carry automatics around in the name of "gun rights".

"You have the same ideals as when i was a freshmen in college" oh fuck off

Anyone got a condensed version of all the events of GG? A friend of mine wants to know more about it and I'm to lazy to explain a ton of shit.