Metajournalistic Discourse on The Rise of Gaming Journalism

Gregory P. Perreault; Tim P. Vos

doi:10.1177/1461444819858695

Metajournalistic Discourse on The Rise of Gaming Journalism

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Abstract

Gaming journalism, which finds its origins in public relations-oriented gaming magazines, discursively attached itself to traditional journalism in the wake of the 2014 GamerGate controversy. Yet it had remained unclear where gaming journalism fits within the ecology of journalism. This study examines metajournalistic discourse regarding gaming journalism from 2010 to 2018 and analyzes 53 articles about gaming journalism from that period in order to understand how the broader journalistic field conceptualized gaming journalism’s place within it. This study argues that gaming journalism is discursively marked as a lower, marginal form of journalism based on perceived differences in professional values and journalistic savviness.

Original language	American English
Journal	New Media & Society
Volume	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444819858695
State	Published - Jan 1 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Gaming Journalism
Journalistic Ecology
Lifestyle Journalism
Metajournalistic Discourse
Qualitative Methods

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