EPTOn January 16 2013 10:52 Gamegene wrote:
oh shit TB burying that poster on stream.
oh shit TB burying that poster on stream.
overreaction as usual.
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dAPhREAk
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Tachion
Canada8573 Posts
or he gets exclusive interviews and deals and gets to leak the story after the teams and continues to be on the inside track. It's not that hard to see which choice is better ;/ | ||
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rotegirte
Germany2859 Posts
On January 16 2013 10:48 Random_Guy09 wrote: But Slasher is being a little bitch about it. He has the nerve to bring in the Sports vs Esports journalism argument.. Nothing in actual sports gets leaked the teams give out the general information out AFTER teams announce things. Its something he doesn't understand. YES your suppose to report stuff but do it AFTER like every other journalist does. Team Liquid reports stuff from other teams AFTER said team has announced something. Then writers go about writing about it. NOT this stupid bullshit of "oh I'm going to steal the fame BEFORE the team/player makes the announcement public". Slasher stop being a fucking selfish child. Your excuses about being a journalist is a fucking joke and is making yourself and every journalist look bad. REPORT SHIT AFTER ITS BEEN ANNOUNCED BY SAID TEAM OR PLAYER LIKE EVERY OTHER GOD DAMN JOURNALIST IN REAL SPORTS IF YOU BRING UP THIS COMPARISON YOU FUCKING CHILD In what world do you live in? Reports on transfer rumors are ubiquitous http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/series/rumourmill On January 16 2013 10:53 Tachion wrote: It seems Slashers options are: He spills info early and gets blacklisted by the teams and he doesn't get early info anymore... or he gets exclusive interviews and deals and gets to leak the story after the teams and continues to be on the inside track. It's not that hard to see which choice is better ;/ The problem is, that neither side wants to give away part of their cake. or rather- the cake seems too small to support two sides. reporting afterwards is worthless for slasher. It does take away from the teams, if Slasher leaks info, but the teams also have to take into consideration what they are able to offer him. And it shouldn't be only scraps. Post-announcement exclusive interviews. Or a list of things he is allowed "to leak", that have decent significance. And not "we get everything, and you nothing". It goes without saying that same is true for Slasher. Bottom line is, it's a power struggle. It'd be disingenuous of the teams not to acknowledge that they'll also have to leave something worthwhile for Slasher to make a living on. | ||
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Exarl25
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On January 16 2013 10:50 WolfintheSheep wrote: I have to say, I have a problem with Slasher's journalism. That's not to say I believe journalists should keep a tight lip because of organizations or people wanting to control their own PR, but I believe that journalists should be, at the very least, have some integrity in making their own work quality. 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. No that's journalism. Where getting "First" actually means something. Alex is all about the cut throat bottom line approach when it comes to his own business but god forbid it apply to anyone else. | ||
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dubRa
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Angelbelow
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SafeWord
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I have lost all respect for slasher, hands down. | ||
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Haee
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Integra
Sweden5626 Posts
On January 16 2013 10:54 dubRa wrote: hahaha TB calling out the community on being mean then follows up with calling him a retarded cat. OK he only called out certain individuals, far from the entire community. | ||
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Emzeeshady
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WolfintheSheep
Canada14127 Posts
On January 16 2013 10:53 Exarl25 wrote: No that's journalism. Where getting "First" actually means something. Alex is all about the cut throat bottom line approach when it comes to his own business but god forbid it apply to anyone else. That's terrible journalism. It doesn't help GameSpot because it does not get page views, does not getting user retention, does not get people caring about your articles, etc. If I know Slasher's content is completely lacking other than the headline, I will only read the headline. Slasher tweeting a one liner does not help his employers, it just boosts his own twitter followers. | ||
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Shinobi1982
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IdrA
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On January 16 2013 10:54 dubRa wrote: hahaha TB calling out the community on being mean then follows up with calling him a retarded cat. OK no he just said he couldnt match up to a retarded cat | ||
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Emzeeshady
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fuzzylogic44
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Whitewing
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Emzeeshady
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EleanorRIgby
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fuzzylogic44
Canada2633 Posts
On January 16 2013 10:59 EleanorRIgby wrote: holy shit when are they gonna talk about stuff inside the game, all this journalism drama is so stupid. It's not stupid it's an important issue for the health of the SC2 scene. | ||
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