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EPISODE 29: Rebekah Valentine
BREAKING NEWS…AWARD WINNING REPORTER JOINS PODCAST! This episode I had the pleasure of welcoming Rebekah Valentine for another episode. We discussed her reports on work culture in the games industry, what her job entails and how to build a trustworthy relationship with sources. Furthermore, we discuss our favorite food related memories, the state of journalism in the industry and I get to learn more about the ins and outs of doing a food related podcast. Time – Topic Discussed: 0:00 - Intro 03:18 - Guest topic: What is the best meal we have ever eaten? 11:46 - What does her day look like? 19:49 - What happens when breaking news comes in? 20:20  - The ethics of reporting and boycotting 23:56  - How do you become a trustworthy reporter? 27:50  - How IGN became known for great reporting 33:08 - Making mistakes 39:42 - The relationship between an editor and a writer 42:47 - Bringing in personal touches into writing 48:58 - The state of games journalism in 2022 53:17 - Patreon for Journalism 58:10 - Journalism 101 01:05:58 - Undertale 01:10:10- The Cozywood Kitchenette  01:17:30 - The Metric System 01:18:45  - Pies 01:12:45  - Lessons learned  01:25:20  - Outro   Things mentioned on the show: Rebekah’s interview with Swen Vincke about Baldur's Gate 3 IGN reporting on the issues at Activision Blizzard Rebekah’s reporting on Global Step Rebekah’s reporting on Scavengers Studio Rebekah’s reporting on the studio culture at Bungie  Investigating Three Indie Superstars Accused of Emotional Abuse by People Make Games Inside The Culture Of Sexism At Riot Games by Cecilia D'Anastasio The one year anniversary of Defector   Social Media: Rebekah Valentine  Rebekah Valentine on Twitter (@duckvalentine) Rebekah Valentine’s work at IGN The Cozywood Kitchenette Podcast   YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Twitter (@youmeindustry) Dorian on Twitter (@DorianChou) YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Instagram (@youmeindustry) Dorian on Instagram (@dorian.chou) YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Facebook (youmeindustry) Intro/Outro by FreshMcZone Artwork by Thomas Martin (Instagram: @thomas.martin.martin)
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