{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EPISODE 29: Rebekah Valentine","description":"BREAKING NEWS\u2026AWARD 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 \u2013 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&amp;nbsp; - The ethics of reporting and boycotting 23:56&amp;nbsp; - How do you become a trustworthy reporter? 27:50&amp;nbsp; - 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&amp;nbsp; 01:17:30 - The Metric System 01:18:45&amp;nbsp; - Pies 01:12:45&amp;nbsp; - Lessons learned&amp;nbsp; 01:25:20&amp;nbsp; - Outro &amp;nbsp; Things mentioned on the show:  Rebekah\u2019s interview with Swen Vincke about Baldur's Gate 3  IGN reporting on the issues at Activision Blizzard  Rebekah\u2019s reporting on Global Step  Rebekah\u2019s reporting on Scavengers Studio  Rebekah\u2019s reporting on the studio culture at Bungie&amp;nbsp; 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 &amp;nbsp; Social Media: Rebekah Valentine&amp;nbsp; Rebekah Valentine on Twitter (@duckvalentine) Rebekah Valentine\u2019s work at IGN  The Cozywood Kitchenette Podcast &amp;nbsp; 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) ","author_name":"YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY","author_url":"http:\/\/youmeindustry.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/23339675\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/129323321"}