Video Game Journalism and Public Interest

A Case from Eurogamer

Authors

  • Thiago Antônio Araújo Masetto Lima Ibmec
  • Fabiana Crispino Santos Ibmec

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1982-1689.anagrama.2019.159460

Keywords:

Specialized media, Video game journalism, Public Interest, Videogame, Journalism

Abstract

The present work intends to analyze the series of video articles Low Batteries, from Eurogamer, with the objective of understanding how video game journalism can fulfill the social function of the journalistic activity, representing the public interest. The theoretical foundation of the case study comes from the exploration of the interactions between the specialized media, the public, the videogame industry and the society, as well as gamer culture role as promoter of public interest themes.

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Published

2019-10-11

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2019): Julho-Dezembro de 2019

Section

Artigos

License

Copyright (c) 2019 Anagrama

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Lima, T. A. A. M., & Santos, F. C. (2019). Video Game Journalism and Public Interest: A Case from Eurogamer. Anagrama, 13(2), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1982-1689.anagrama.2019.159460