397 | Board Game Media: A Critical Assessment | with Jason, Luke Plunkett, and Keith Law

Jason welcomes Luke Plunkett, formerly of Kotaku and Keith Law of Paste Magazine and elsewhere to critically assess the current state of board game media from the perspective of journalistic ethics. For many reasons, board game media struggles to meet standards of journalism achieved in other fields of entertainment. In this in-depth conversation, we discuss how it falls short, what is "media", the grey areas inhabited by enthusiasts, and a whole lot more. 0:00 Intro 3:01 Current State of Pubs and Media - 'cozy' 10:40 Are Board Game Content Creators 'Media'? 14:28 An Immature Medium 19:00 Barriers to Board Game Journalism 30:44 (some) Pubs Resist Board Game Journalism 41:18 "The Paid Review" - Black and White, or Grey Spaces? 45:47 Motivations of Board Game Reviewers 50:13 Critics Need to Be Critical 55:43 The Many Forms of Publisher Compensation 1:03:19 Publisher Support of Diversity Initiatives 1:14:24 Continuing Need to Self-Evaluate 1:17:45 Hopes for Board Game Journalism 1:21:34 Outro Shelf Stories YouTube (with video of this recording) - www.youtube.com/shelfstories __________________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/onestopcoopshop www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - www.facebook.com/onestopcoopshop Donate to One Stop Co-op Shop - www.patreon.com/onestop Email - [email protected]