Mainstreaming and Game Journalism
$85.23
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
3 October 2023
Summary
Mainstreaming and Game Journalism addresses both the history and current practice of game journalism, along with the roles writers and industry play in conveying that the medium is a “mainstream” form of entertainment. Through interviews with reporters, David B. Nieborg and Maxwell Foxman retrace how the game industry and journalists started a subcultural spiral in the 1980s that continues to this day. Digital play became increasingly exclusionary by appealing to niche audiences, relying on h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262546287 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262546280 |
| Author: | David B. Nieborg, Maxwell Foxman |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 3 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 133mm x 203mm |
| Series: | Playful Thinking |
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Critics Review
“A well-crafted book that exudes a passion for games and combines a healthy skepticism for the state of game journalism as a genre and its place within institutional journalism, with a set of prescriptive, provocative, and aspiration solutions for game journalism’s future… A must-read for journalism and game scholars, this book masterfully presents the complex dynamics that form and establish journalistic genres and their impact and influence on journalists’ practices and sensemaking and vice versa.”
—Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
”[An] engaging exploration of video game journalism.”
—CHOICE
“Mainstreaming and Game Journalism stands as an extremely important intervention into an ever-changing industry, one that remains understandable and engaging for anybody whose research sits within its areas of concern.”
—Information & Culture
David B. Nieborg
David B. Nieborg is Associate Professor of Media Studies at the University of Toronto. He is the coauthor of Platforms and Cultural Production with Thomas Poell and Brooke Erin Duffy.
Maxwell Foxman is Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Game Studies at the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon.
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