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With the specter of #GamerGate still looming, Jamin weighs in with some thoughts on corruption and ethics in videogame journalism. Where do we draw the line between ethical and biased reporting?

Links:

pressthink.org/2011/04/what-i-think-i-know-about-journalism
online.wsj.com/articles/SB124045072480346239
slate.com/articles/technology/bitwise/2014/09/gamergate_explodes_gaming_journalists_declare_the_gamers_are_over_but_they.html
books.google.com/books?id=HG6xWenYZXwC&pg=PA163&dq=christopher+lasch+revolt+of+the+elites++we+do+not+know+what+we+need+to+know&hl=en&ei=6U-2TdH1DIj00gGp7-HsDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false'

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