Disclamer
I have ideas about the world, it does not mean I know what I am writing about.
I have been writing about Pro Wrestling for the last few months. I wanted to claim my place in the world of the internet wrestling community. To start with I am not a journalist. To me to be a journalist you need to do a couple of things. You need to have a beat, have contacts, check fact, break news, and write original material. Journalists have standards of accuracy and should be not opinion centric. I studied journalism a little in college and I do not fit any of the standards I learned in college.
I am not a columnist either. A columnist writes from a point of view and an opinion, but still have to be truthful and factual. Footnotes are usually a good idea. I think good columnists usually has an editor and part of a larger organization, like a news paper or a sports blog.
I am not a commentator. A commentator has some deep understanding of a subject. Usually a commentator took part in a subject or had a deep study of that subject. The best commentators are experts. I could be a commentators on beta tests, but it is not a public enough subject to see what other companies are doing.
If I am not any of those things, what am I? I am an a amateur, a blogger, a wrestling fan. I am someone who like cultural criticism and enjoys picking apart all types of art. I like to think about the meaning of art and ask other people what they think. I like to hear smart people talk about music, movies, television, painting, and wrestling.
This means I have not footnotes to back up my writing. I do my best to remember what I have heard on the subject I write upon. It is totally possible that I am wrong. If I am wrong, please let me know, leave a comment, send me a tweet. I think the conversation is the whole point.
I have been writing about Pro Wrestling for the last few months. I wanted to claim my place in the world of the internet wrestling community. To start with I am not a journalist. To me to be a journalist you need to do a couple of things. You need to have a beat, have contacts, check fact, break news, and write original material. Journalists have standards of accuracy and should be not opinion centric. I studied journalism a little in college and I do not fit any of the standards I learned in college.
I am not a columnist either. A columnist writes from a point of view and an opinion, but still have to be truthful and factual. Footnotes are usually a good idea. I think good columnists usually has an editor and part of a larger organization, like a news paper or a sports blog.
I am not a commentator. A commentator has some deep understanding of a subject. Usually a commentator took part in a subject or had a deep study of that subject. The best commentators are experts. I could be a commentators on beta tests, but it is not a public enough subject to see what other companies are doing.
If I am not any of those things, what am I? I am an a amateur, a blogger, a wrestling fan. I am someone who like cultural criticism and enjoys picking apart all types of art. I like to think about the meaning of art and ask other people what they think. I like to hear smart people talk about music, movies, television, painting, and wrestling.
This means I have not footnotes to back up my writing. I do my best to remember what I have heard on the subject I write upon. It is totally possible that I am wrong. If I am wrong, please let me know, leave a comment, send me a tweet. I think the conversation is the whole point.
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