EPTSounds like Garfield is just mad that some of his thunder got stolen because his organization sucks at keeping a lid on inside info.
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forsooth
United States3648 Posts
Sounds like Garfield is just mad that some of his thunder got stolen because his organization sucks at keeping a lid on inside info. | ||
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Gamegene
United States8308 Posts
idra looking like he's playing a ladder game :D | ||
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Exarl25
1887 Posts
On January 16 2013 10:44 corpuscle wrote: That doesn't support your "he's getting views for ESPORTS on Gamespot!" argument, though. If he was reaching some audience that otherwise wouldn't be seeing it, then it would not matter in the least if he waits until EG posts their announcement. He's not. He gets views from Reddit and TL who go to his Gamespot, people who would have gone to the team website instead. The more successful his articles are, the more Gamespot is pleased with their investment, the more likely they will be to expand their eSports coverage, to further invest in it, to potentially to spread it to many who are unfamiliar with it. Slasher getting hugely successful eSports articles on huge gaming sites like Gamespot is fantastic for everyone involved in the industry. Even if Alex is too short sighted to see it. | ||
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ratbert
Germany1041 Posts
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dubRa
2165 Posts
On January 16 2013 10:47 dAPhREAk wrote: only if slasher says they are bad and hangs up like a bitch. Alex did that. | ||
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Glurkenspurk
United States1915 Posts
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Goibon
New Zealand8185 Posts
"i'm done with you, you burned that bridge" LOL! This is eSports. I just hope not too many people watched this. Oh man. Embarrassing. | ||
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walklightwhat
Australia752 Posts
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Ansinjunger
United States2451 Posts
On January 16 2013 10:38 Exarl25 wrote: He is being a complete hypocrite by calling Slasher selfish. Alex is also only thinking of his own interests here. Does anyone think for a second that he would be getting this worked up about it if it weren't HIS information being leaked? And justifying it by resorting to the old "killing esports" as if that and his own interests are one and the same. That's exactly what I was thinking. EGAlex is only concerned about the bottom line, just like anyone else who's making a living. It seems that in spite of the preface by DJWheat, Slasher was set up pretty hardcore, though he's probably had many chances to prepare counterarguments. Everyone on EG is operating on the basis that something needs to change, and Slasher isn't. All EGAlex can do is say why things would work better his way, but it ultimately puts Slasher on a leash. Alex's jabs at Slasher's work is lower than I expected. Lol the "bridge is burnt". Another EG bullying--this time by the big boss. | ||
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dangerjoe
Denmark1866 Posts
Well if Alex actually offered an exclusive interview with JD and Slasher never got back to him, and instead leaked the news, then Slasher really fucked up imo. | ||
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JazzJackrabbit
Canada1272 Posts
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Rocor
United States55 Posts
One thing that wasn't said, the value that a journalist does bring,is somewhat more unbiased reporting than press releases from the direct sources. Slasher may be rough around the edges but his reporting is much less biased than most official information released by teams such as EG.. | ||
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ChuCky.Ca
Canada2497 Posts
On January 16 2013 10:49 Glurkenspurk wrote: There is no point trying to counter argue in ITG if they are so clearly EG biased. Of course Alex wouldn't want people to leak his team's info.. What is there even to discuss? You can't have a real discussion when 4/5 people there are blatantly in favor of one position because of their jobs.. it was 99% 1 on 1 discussion as alex said for his players to keep there mouths shut.... | ||
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WolfintheSheep
Canada14127 Posts
A lot of Slasher's leaks/news releases are in the form of quick snippets or single line tweets with absolutely no context, no relevant information, no history, no back-story, or even anything that shows the slightest amount of research or care about the information he's been given. In many ways, he's like that guy posting "First" on every single article, who cares more about what order he's in than writing/speaking about engaging, interesting content...and frankly, that's unacceptable for anyone in any kind of writing job. | ||
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dAPhREAk
Nauru12397 Posts
not even close to what destiny did. | ||
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Laryleprakon
New Zealand9496 Posts
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xPliCt
Germany143 Posts
On January 16 2013 10:49 Goibon wrote: Hahahaha, this guy talking who isn't Slasher is coming across as really childish. "i'm done with you, you burned that bridge" LOL! This is eSports. I just hope not too many people watched this. Oh man. Embarrassing. Well this is the game slasher plays. You can go on and leak everything you hear, you get attention this way, but when nobody else profits from this you lose your sources and your fucked earlier or later | ||
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Exarl25
1887 Posts
On January 16 2013 10:50 Ansinjunger wrote: That's exactly what I was thinking. EGAlex is only concerned about the bottom line, just like anyone else who's making a living. It seems that in spite of the preface by DJWheat, Slasher was set up pretty hardcore, though he's probably had many chances to prepare counterarguments. Everyone on EG is operating on the basis that something needs to change, and Slasher isn't. All EGAlex can do is say why things would work better his way, but it ultimately puts Slasher on a leash. Alex's jabs at Slasher's work is lower than I expected. Lol the "bridge is burnt". Another EG bullying--this time by the big boss. Because fucking over just about the only guy who is actually managing to make a career out of esports journalism is a fantastic step forward for the industry. | ||
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Gamegene
United States8308 Posts
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Whitewing
United States7483 Posts
On January 16 2013 10:50 dangerjoe wrote: Oh wow.. Burned bridge :S Well if Alex actually offered an exclusive interview with JD and Slasher never got back to him, and instead leaked the news, then Slasher really fucked up imo. I would agree with this. Slasher's answer was "I didn't need it, only wanted the news", so it sounds like that's what happened to me. Journalists can get a lot of publicity by doing interviews, opinion pieces, and by doing actual work. Simply leaking news is the lowest thing a journalist can do. | ||
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