...no comment. (For the journos.)

[Randomvector]

Sadly Dont think MCVuk.com will. The editor made a sarcastic tweet about it. :( Jerk.

[Rae]

I saw. I hope I straightened it out.
It's difficult when people have contact forms instead of email addresses, because as much as I hope they handle formatting...apparently on that occasion, it didn't.

[Atlantea]

Sadly Dont think MCVuk.com will. The editor made a sarcastic tweet about it. :( Jerk.

Link?

[Rae]

Just heard from starburst.  They will be running it :)

[Rae]

Link?

https://twitter.com/BenParfitt/status/261027758359056384/photo/1

Bit  unprofessional of him, I think. It was obviously a format issue, and it clearly shows it showed up in his inbox via his contact form.

I apologised and offered to resend via email.  He hasn't taken me up on it, though.

[Atlantea]

Pfft... Ok. If he's going to be unprofessional about it, then we can write off that site as unprofessional as well and not worth the time.

[TimtheEnchanter]

https://twitter.com/BenParfitt/status/261027758359056384/photo/1

Bit  unprofessional of him, I think. It was obviously a format issue, and it clearly shows it showed up in his inbox via his contact form.

I apologised and offered to resend via email.  He hasn't taken me up on it, though.

Seems like the commentary on it was sarcastic anyway.

[Twisted Toon]

In appreciation for all your hard work, let me buy you a Snickers bar. :)

Its about all I can afford at the moment. :(

[Rae]

Oh, I can understand why he's upset.

It's much harder to copy and paste a press release and then put your byline on it, if the formatting is all messed up ;)

Meow.

Ooh! Chocolate. I'm mostly fuelled by chocolate.

[TimtheEnchanter]

Oh, I can understand why he's upset.

It should've been obvious that wasn't the intended format though.

[Rae]

I'd have thought so, but still.

Other websites have picked up on and published it, so if he's going to be a smart arse about it and not run it that's up to him. It'll just make him look out of the loop. ;)

Was mildly entertained by a couple of tweets me put up afterwards, though:

Ben Parfitt @BenParfitt
I also reject the idea that the relationship between journalists and PR has to be a confrontation one

Ben Parfitt @BenParfitt
We are all adults working together small industry. Friendships are going to emerge. Respect and cooperation. Understanding boundaries.

[Victoria Victrix]

You go, Rae.

[Knightslayer]

Very impressive, Rae!  ;D

[blue storm]

I had my voice to the many : Kudos to you Rae for a most excellent job !

[JaguarX]

Good stuff rae.

[Rae]

Just on a side note, re the MCVUK guy:

http://penny-arcade.com/report/editorial-article/libel-alleged-legal-threats-and-conflicts-of-interest-the-twisted-story-of-

http://penny-arcade.com/report/editorial-article/mcvs-lauren-wainwright-english-libel-law-and-the-gaming-press-why-this-stor

[Knightslayer]

Maybe you have to be a journalist to get it but... this hardly seems like a new thing to me...? O.o
I've seen plenty of journalists starting off a story by reminiscing about how much they loved the original game, in case of a remake or sequel - or even how the Game Studio that made it has made some great titles that they've really enjoyed in the past and they have high hopes for this game too.
I guess it had to do with the prizes she gave away? Or was the magazine/website she was writing for supposed to be big on being impartial?

(I never knew Libel was such a huge thing in the UK though  :o)

[Segev]

The controversy is over the fact that she sees nothing wrong with journalists being given free stuff by the people whose product they're reviewing. My guess is that she does not feel getting gifts from people makes you less objective about their products. I assure you, my employer, who does a lot of business with the US government, feels differently, as part of the many orientation videos I had to sit through included instructions on how to avoid even hinting that you were trying to bribe government decision-makers. Common courtesy things one might do in thanks just for somebody's time are no-nos. Free expensive electronics? Right out.

It's as much about the appearance as the substance, because even the appearance of bribery is a huge ethical concern.

[dwturducken]

It sounds like the music industry concept of "pay-o-la."

But, my read on it is "American media writers have linguistic/legal tricks that allow them to say whatever they want about her." Challenge accepted!  (Wait. I'm not an American media writer...)

[Knightslayer]

The controversy is over the fact that she sees nothing wrong with journalists being given free stuff by the people whose product they're reviewing. My guess is that she does not feel getting gifts from people makes you less objective about their products. I assure you, my employer, who does a lot of business with the US government, feels differently, as part of the many orientation videos I had to sit through included instructions on how to avoid even hinting that you were trying to bribe government decision-makers. Common courtesy things one might do in thanks just for somebody's time are no-nos. Free expensive electronics? Right out.

It's as much about the appearance as the substance, because even the appearance of bribery is a huge ethical concern.

Ohhhh! I think I misread something there! I thought she was giving away those prizes on behalf of the site!
But she was actually getting the shinies?  :P