Journalism’s Worst Trend Has Reached Games

Original Air Date: Feb. 2, 2021 - Do you know who wrote the last gaming article you read? Do you know how or why they wrote it? In this episode, you'll hear about a trend certain outlets have adopted that are raising major ethics concerns from outside the gaming community (this time) and what you need to look out for when browsing the news.Show NotesOn paid media council programs • https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jan/23/rolling-stone-magazine-culture-council-publication by Archie Bland for The Guardian • https://www.cblohm.com/blog/education-pr-blog/we-turned-down-a-monthly-forbes-com-column-heres-why/ by Saul Hafenbredl for C. Blohm & AssociatesExamples of paid media council gaming-related posts at Forbes • https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2019/05/15/how-community-based-video-games-came-to-dominate-the-market/?sh=4209e54a2a1fhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2019/05/15/how-community-based-video-games-came-to-dominate-the-market/?sh=4209e54a2a1f • https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2020/12/01/its-2000-again-why-the-next-gaming-innovation-cycle-could-follow-the-same-path-as-the-internet/?sh=75195f1c69b7 • https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2020/06/19/video-games-are-standing-in-for-physical-world-experiences-during-social-distancing/?sh=7e87b3806e28 • https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2020/12/02/the-cloud-is-playing-games/?sh=56779d054a60 • https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescommunicationscouncil/2021/01/07/game-on-as-5g-deployments-speed-up-so-will-cloud-gaming/?sh=6ad726172441 • There are many moreIf you enjoy GameDev Breakdown • Sign up for our https://codewriteplay.com/newsletter/! • https://codewriteplay.com/the-gamedev-breakdown-podcast/ to the podcast on the platform of your choice • Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/gamedevpod, http://twitter.com/codewriteplay, http://twitter.com/mechatodzilla • Check show notes and articles at CodeWritePlay.com • Join us on https://discord.gg/auVvvK3!