Games Journalism: Old vs New

Games Journalism: Old vs New

Evening, mortals.

Ok, so, I think this might be the last post. Let me check... Ah, I need to upload the Games Britannia pt 2, but other than that, this is my last post for the foreseeable future.

Right, journalism!

New journalism is a form of literary expression, a creative and/or artistic way of writing. New journalism and fiction writing are not (apparently) mutually exclusive, as one can display aspects of the other.

I don't know if I'm comfortable with fiction overlapping with journalism...

One major difference between new and old journalism is that while the old will assert objectivity when possible, new journalism will tell a story from the author's point of view.

New journalism developed after a reporter named Tom Wolfe was having difficulty writing in the old format of journalism in 1963, and sent his editor his notes on the event rather than a full-blown article.

So, basically, the main difference between the two is that old journalism offers an objective summarisation of the event being reported on, whereas new journalism is closer to the author's account of what happened to them personally.

In my opinion, both of these can work, and should be applied to different situations as the author believes it suitable. Less formal publications, such as magazines or web logs, can and perhaps should use new journalism methods, whereas newspapers and other formal publications would be better off using old journalism.

There's not really much more for me to say on this matter; I've given the essential facts and my opinion on the matter. This post still feels short, though...

Well, mortals, it's been fun. I've thoroughly enjoyed boring the life and soul out of your host bodies, but now you can end this. Go! Be free, before I change my mind!

Hail the Emperor!