tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564396064903488855.post6719803661388278408..comments2021-02-13T09:51:54.461+00:00Comments on Cyberambles: Newsgaming: Tabloidisation gone digital?Malcolm Bradbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07825185419334725686noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564396064903488855.post-3635287081602645742012-02-12T17:30:20.349+00:002012-02-12T17:30:20.349+00:00Great website. Lots of helpful info here. I'm ...<b>Great website. Lots of helpful info here. I'm sending it to some buddies ans also sharing in delicious. 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It is a prettier form of journalism but we have to weight up whether the pros outweigh the cons.Malcolm Bradbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825185419334725686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564396064903488855.post-22117939635603051322012-02-09T09:13:55.581+00:002012-02-09T09:13:55.581+00:00But a game based on facts is not a work of fiction...But a game based on facts is not a work of fiction, yes? Journalism can be published in novels, or even staged in a theatre. Isn't journalism the process of gathering facts and then communicating them clearly, typically in a narrative of some form? Isn't that what newsgames do?Paulbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17045515139245301369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564396064903488855.post-60793207421746205452012-02-07T20:27:15.680+00:002012-02-07T20:27:15.680+00:00Good point. But my educated guess (and it is just ...Good point. But my educated guess (and it is just that) would be that the people who went beyond the interactive hook would have done so without it. Also, reader offers can bring in readers but we don't label them journalism<br /><br />I would not throw out the entire method and I will continue to think critically about it and I take your point about disclosure.<br /><br />But when it comes to gaming as a means of communication, the same is true of works of fiction - theatre, novels, films, television etc. The teach and encourage debate yet are not labelled journalism.<br /><br />I sometimes get the sense that people fear that journalism is broken and we must cast around to see what we can 'pinch' from other media. Journalism is not broken, it has lost its way but some of the solutions I hear being outlined could just be false hope.Malcolm Bradbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825185419334725686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564396064903488855.post-56690287461554219262012-02-07T14:15:00.496+00:002012-02-07T14:15:00.496+00:00I would argue that in some cases we need to ask wh...I would argue that in some cases we need to ask what the alternative result would be. For instance, yes many people will not have gone further than typing in their DOB for the 1 in 7bn interactive - but how does the figure of those who looked at the analysis compare with a similar analysis when reported without an interactive 'entry point'.<br /><br />That's a more meaningful comparison. <br /><br />The idea that people read the news for "acquisition of understanding" itself needs a stronger critique: in fact I'm not sure how much news consumption is motivated by that, and how much by the need to be able to operate socially (discussing current events) or professionally (reacting to them) or even emotionally (being stimulated by them). <br /><br />It's easy to say that journalism's first duty is disclosure, but if you can't get people to listen to that disclosure then it is purposeless (aside from making the journalist feel superior). That is why journalists write stories, and not research documents. It is why they use case studies and not just statistics. Games are another way of communicating information. Like all the other methods, they have their limitations as well as strengths. We need to be aware of these, and think about them critically, but to throw out the method entirely would be a mistake, I think.Paulbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17045515139245301369noreply@blogger.com