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Hey, folks! I hosted a panel discussion last week with Jeremy Parish (former Editor-in-Chief of 1up and USGamer), Kat Bailey (of IGN), Allegra Frank (of Slate), and Nicole Carpenter (of Polygon) about the gaming journalism industry. I titled the talk "What It's Really Like to Write About Videogames for a Living", as I was kind of targeting the promotions at younger people who might be considering a career in videogame journalism. But it ended up being a lot more of a sprawling conversation about the evolution of videogame journalism and the state of the gaming industry as a whole. It was a lot of fun and I think touched upon some really interesting ideas. I posted the recording here on my work's YouTube page, so feel free to take a look if you're interested. Also, enjoy the fact that my office where I recorded is the gloomiest room in my house :P. Thankfully, I'm just moderating, so I'm not on screen that much.
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That... actually sounds pretty dang cool. I think I'll watch it when I have some time. Have you considered making available an audio-only version so folks can listen when they don't have a screen available?
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marurun wrote:That... actually sounds pretty dang cool. I think I'll watch it when I have some time. Have you considered making available an audio-only version so folks can listen when they don't have a screen available?


I've got the audio file from the Zoom recording, but I'm not really sure what platform I could place it on since I don't really have accounts anyplace. I'm definitely open to suggestions, though.
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Looking forward to checking it out -- thanks for sharing!
I always enjoy hearing other people's work situations :)
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ZRofel wrote:I've got the audio file from the Zoom recording, but I'm not really sure what platform I could place it on since I don't really have accounts anyplace. I'm definitely open to suggestions, though.


Awesome idea for a panel! I'm going to give this a listen over the weekend.

Regarding platforms for the audio, Soundcloud and Archive.org might be places to look into.
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Super cool!
I really appreciate this kind of events being held through public libraries! We hosted a Hardcore Gaming 101 event at my library earlier this year but it wasn't recorded
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