Agree with @tweeting_keith about 'Doritosgate', re tech journalism in general http://tinyurl.com/bru3lb6
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@bazzacollins Well that's clearly wrong and borderline illegal, but an issue for publishers/editors rather than writers? -
@adambanksdotcom The writers I mingled with were well aware of what was going on, and fairly nonchalant about it. -
@bazzacollins Sadly if you find stuff happening when you arrive in an industry there's not always much you can do about it. I think there's
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@bazzacollins On the other hand, access is tacitly linked to coverage in most areas of journalism, isn't it? One way or another -
@adambanksdotcom Yes, to a degree. But the degree of collusion between games publishers and mags was astonishing and accepted as the norm -
@bazzacollins@adambanksdotcom Also, mags/sites are driven by exclusives. No PR buddies means no exclusives, thus losing ground to rivals -
@AlphaRichard@adambanksdotcom Sure, but there’s a big diff between cosy PR relations and pre-agreeing five-star reviews for exclusives. -
@bazzacollins But what comes first? Readers learning to love belated, well-written reviews or the gaming press learning to ignore PR? -
@AlphaRichard Yep, it’s a tough one. We always hope quality will win out, but it’s not always the case.
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