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<blockquote data-quote="Abstruse" data-source="post: 8772205" data-attributes="member: 6669048"><p>One thing to keep in mind as mainstream press coverage of TTRPGs increases is reporters are going to get these assignments with fast turnaround times on a subject that's not their beat. I only have to do two columns a week so, when I come across a game I don't know, I can take some time to read enough to get at least a basic understanding...but I also have a foundation with 30+ years playing TTRPGs and almost a decade covering them as a journalist. </p><p></p><p>For example, when Modiphius announces a new Skyrim game, I don't have to go looking for an About Us page on their website to know they make Fallout, Star Trek Adventures, Conan, etc. because I already know that. Someone who covers video games likely won't, and will have to look it up. And they may go on Modiphius's website and see Tales from the Loop, "Oh hey I remember that TV series from Amazon", then go and write "Modiphius, makers of Tales from the Loop based on the Amazon Original series..." not knowing Modiphius is just the distributor for Free League or that the series was based on the artbook that the RPG was based on. It's not their beat, they don't have the basic background knowledge of the industry, and they're doing their best with harsh deadlines.</p><p></p><p>Internalize this now because it's going to get way, way worse when the D&D movie's marketing campaign kicks into high gear and a bunch of entertainment industry people with no gaming experience at all will be writing about the subject.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abstruse, post: 8772205, member: 6669048"] One thing to keep in mind as mainstream press coverage of TTRPGs increases is reporters are going to get these assignments with fast turnaround times on a subject that's not their beat. I only have to do two columns a week so, when I come across a game I don't know, I can take some time to read enough to get at least a basic understanding...but I also have a foundation with 30+ years playing TTRPGs and almost a decade covering them as a journalist. For example, when Modiphius announces a new Skyrim game, I don't have to go looking for an About Us page on their website to know they make Fallout, Star Trek Adventures, Conan, etc. because I already know that. Someone who covers video games likely won't, and will have to look it up. And they may go on Modiphius's website and see Tales from the Loop, "Oh hey I remember that TV series from Amazon", then go and write "Modiphius, makers of Tales from the Loop based on the Amazon Original series..." not knowing Modiphius is just the distributor for Free League or that the series was based on the artbook that the RPG was based on. It's not their beat, they don't have the basic background knowledge of the industry, and they're doing their best with harsh deadlines. Internalize this now because it's going to get way, way worse when the D&D movie's marketing campaign kicks into high gear and a bunch of entertainment industry people with no gaming experience at all will be writing about the subject. [/QUOTE]
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