Magazines are Doomed
Print magazines are doomed. Soon all publications will move online. As with all media trends of late, this one starts with the geekiest information technology publications and rapidly cascades to more mainstream spaces. PC Magazine, an icon of IT journalism, started the trend in November. Now Electronic Gaming Monthly, an icon of gaming journalism, shuts [...]
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Im so very upset right now about this (which is evident on my twitter), on how UGO killed off EGM and stripped 1UP network of its soul and is wearing its skin like Buffalo Bill.
I agree with ditching the dead trees, but not ditching the good writers. Online or offline, content is king.
And to think that UGO is the industry’s biggest sellout. Next to IGN of course. I shudder to think how this would affect 1UP’s editorial integrity.
Look on the bright side: if 1UP’s integrity goes down, then more discerning gamers will turn to independent gaming journalists such as yourself.
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Newspapers aren’t faring very well either, Alfred.
Advertisers go where audiences go; employers go where jobseekers go. In both cases, the destinations are more and more online.
That’s one possible outcome, but since there are too many self-proclaimed game “journalists,” the not-so-discerning gamers wouldn’t know any better.
Then again, my concern for 1UP’s integrity is rooted in nostalgia anyways.
Megatokyo and leet speak was like…back in 2002.
And my music is SO oldies. I still listen to 50’s, and I’m only 18. XD
What will I read at the dentist/barbershop now? T_____________T
Surf the Web on your phone.
Bring your laptop to the bathroom.
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