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Brad Glasgow over at GamePolitics.com did something unique when setting out to cover the gamergate movement, he asked people taking part in it questions rather than only their detractors.
I decided to run an experiment and see first-hand the difficulties one might encounter when covering an online movement. Rather than wait for GamerGate to come to us, I went to them. I joined their very popular Kotaku in Action (KiA) subreddit and interviewed several hundred GamerGate supporters from Tuesday, July 28 through Tuesday, August 4. It is my hope that what I learned will assist journalists with covering GamerGate and any similar movements in the future.
The Experiment
I asked one question on the KiA subreddit every 12 hours. The question was stickied (placed at the top in the most recognizable area) until I posted a new question. The new question was then stickied and they were given an additional 12 hours to submit replies to the old question and vote on their favorite answer. After I asked 7 questions I then asked 7 follow up questions on the final day.
The article was interesting enough but what I found hilarious was when he then tried to do a similar interview with the anti-gamergate types over at Gamer Ghazi, he was quickly banned.
I did experience some hostility from the anti-GamerGate side for covering GamerGate. While I was treated well by the people of GamerGhazi when I tried to speak with them, I was quickly banned by moderators, who said I have spent too much time posting on the GamerGate subreddit.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday August 13 2015, @02:43PM
Fine, just admit it so that we all know that is what it is, don't pretend to be independent journalists when you are doing nothing but pushing a set of devs or publishers you have sat down and agreed upon with your supposed competition beforehand...is that REALLY too much to ask for?
Do you really have to ask that? There's money in the trappings of credibility, even if all you do with it is flush it for a little profit.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 13 2015, @08:14PM
OK, but then ABC, CBS, [MS]NBC, Forbes, etc. covered #GamerGate with slanted as fuck rhetoric. So, this pulled back the curtain on the entire news media and revealed that everyone, including 20/20, is pushing an extreme radical ideological stance "GamerGate is a hate movement" while pretending not to do a single bit of research. Some of those companies own "indiependent gaming news" outlets. CBS owns Gamespot, for example.
So, when you say this:
Do you really have to ask that? There's money in the trappings of credibility, even if all you do with it is flush it for a little profit.
Most people didn't realize ALL MAINSTREAM NEWS was completely and utterly corrupted. And the silence from major outlets was deafening.
Others, like myself, knew that people's minds would be blown as they realized all the media normal folks "trust" is bought off, and chose to promote visibility of the GamerGate issue even if we assumed everyone already knew "game journalism" was corrupt.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 13 2015, @11:01PM
All of those 3 letter "News" organizations will spin a story into what sells. That's their business model.
And backing a false Narrative that makes them look good is better for business than the truth.
Whipping the public into a stupid frenzy is what they excel at these days.