Gaming industry journalism?

[bl67550]

I've been considering alternatives to sports journalism lately and with the gaming industry still in full-swing I had thought of delving into some possibilities there.

If I were interested in finding a PR/journalism job in sports...say with IGN or GameSpot...where would I go?

 

[RickStain]

Sports, gaming.

Are there any jobs writing about the shower habits of beautiful women? Surely there must be a few jobs in that field.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

Use google.

A reporter should be able to find contact info about a magazine or web site.

 

[Batman]

Sports, gaming.

Are there any jobs writing about the shower habits of beautiful women? Surely there must be a few jobs in that field.

There are, but your stories get repetitive after a while. They all start out, "Dear Penthouse. I never thought this would happen to me..."

 

[Stitch]

I've been considering alternatives to sports journalism lately and with the gaming industry still in full-swing I had thought of delving into some possibilities there.

If I were interested in finding a PR/journalism job in sports...say with IGN or GameSpot...where would I go?

If you think sports journalism is competitive, video game writing is worse. Too many teenagers think they can write about video games, and drives down the price for good journalism.

 

[fishwrapper]

Google?

 

[HanSenSE]

Sports, gaming.

Are there any jobs writing about the shower habits of beautiful women? Surely there must be a few jobs in that field.

Yeah, but they don't let the media in the locker room until after a 10-minute cooling off period.

 

[trifectarich]

" . . . gaming industry in full swing . . ."

Huh? You been to Vegas recently? They're pulling people in off the streets and giving away rooms.

I suggest you look elsewhere.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

" . . . gaming industry in full swing . . ."

Huh? You been to Vegas recently? They're pulling people in off the streets and giving away rooms.

I suggest you look elsewhere.

I think he meant video gaming, not gambling.

 

[WolvEagle]

Is getting a gaming industry writing job luck of the draw?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

[deskslave]

Like any magazine journalism, and perhaps even more so, video-game journalism (for an extra 15 minutes on deadline, hit up up down down left right left right a b select start) is going to be overwhelmingly freelance-based.

But yeah, it's one of those things anyone thinks they can write about. Doesn't mean they can, but it doesn't do anything for the pay scale.

 

[Stitch]

What do does the OP want to write about? I assume you don't have an in to the industry since you don't have any contacts. Reviews are a dime-a-dozen, but breaking news is still needed if you have good sources.

 

[daemon]

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