GamePolitics To Lowenstein: Don't Shoot The Messenger
So, remember how Doug Lowenstein finally showed some spine last week when he gave his exit speech? We were certainly impressed with how he called out certain developers (who shall remain nameless, but whose initials are R.O.C.K.S.T.A.R.) for their cowardly behavior of creating scandalous content and then pretending it was an accident, and some of us at least gave thoughtful nods as to how We The Gaming Press are often a bunch of fawning swaghounds instead of true journalists.
However, Dennis McCauley, in his weekly column, "The Political Game" on Joystiq, decided to give a great analysis about what went wrong with Lowenstein's not so fond farewell. In fact, it may surprise you as to what he didn't agree with:
Good point, Doug. But Hell, it's your last day. You could have named names. It's not like they're going to escort you out of the building or take away your key to the executive men's room. And while I will generally look back on Doug's watch with admiration, I've just got to say that the ESA boss got it all wrong when he took shots at the gaming press over, of all things, Jack Thompson:"It drives me crazy. You know who gives Jack Thompson more attention than anyone else? The games press ... I just ... I just think it's nuts."
Doug couldn't be more wrong. The truth here is that Doug Lowenstein completely blew it with Thompson.
Read on, my beloved audience! Dennis's words are definitely going to make you stop and think for a minute.
The Political Game: Doug Lowenstein Shoots The Messenger [Joystiq]
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Posted to Hot Stuff, Miscellany on 12 February 2007
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