For as many strides that ESFI has made in the recent weeks, it seems like it can’t catch a break with the critical inner circle of esports personalities, namely InControl on last evening’s State of the Game podcast. The lack of faith and abundance of skepticism that the established SC2 personalities have is well-deserved—I won’t… Read more »
Posts Tagged: journalism
When do the gloves come off? (Part 1)
I’ve been doing a bit of thinking about some of the comments recently made by (some would argue) important people within the StarCraft 2 community. I arrived at the question posed in the title of this column after coming to the conclusion, that perhaps it is time to do so. Kennigit brought this up on… Read more »
Orlando and new beginnings.
I’m going to admit it right now, I have had little to no inspiration lately with the whole blog thing. I think that’s going to change with the lessened amount of stress that I have in my head. Let me be continue to be honest with you though: I might be a pretty big fan… Read more »
Is GotFrag worth saving?
When I think back to when I started trying to cover Team Fortress 2 with a series of video briefs covering the North American competitive scene, GotFrag wasn’t a news source anymore, but it was the place where near daily troll-a-thons occupied its forums. Even so, these trolls weren’t simply blowhards in the community, but… Read more »
A bit regarding esports journalism.
At one point in my life I remember writing myself a certain letter. It was a school assignment for a middle school journalism class. The letters were to contain the hopes and dreams about what career I wanted to have when I graduated high school—a daunting thought for someone new to the area on top… Read more »
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I'm Brad Carr, a simple 6-foot-6 guy that contributes to reports at a social media research and strategy firm and contributes articles for an esports news site on the side. Follow me on Twitter for a day or so and you'll figure out who I am soon enough.