I think I will keep an eye out for Charlie Jane Anders!
Much agreement with everything you said. This whole discussion echoes the conversation I had earlier today at my weekend happy-hour mediaheads table.
The other piece to add to all of this is how the big presses and big media corps are addressing the issue of adding greater diversity to those in positions to purchase and/or produce stories. When the gatekeepers lack diversity, our media ends up being more of the sameysamesame. This is why for the past dozen years, and even more so in the past seven or eight, I have made my home almost entirely in the indie side of media as a consumer, an occasional reviewer, and as a creator. In the end, I guess we all just gravitate to the segments of the media industry that tell stories that personally appeal. Unfortunately that means trolls will complain when things aren't designed for them.
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Much agreement with everything you said. This whole discussion echoes the conversation I had earlier today at my weekend happy-hour mediaheads table.
The other piece to add to all of this is how the big presses and big media corps are addressing the issue of adding greater diversity to those in positions to purchase and/or produce stories. When the gatekeepers lack diversity, our media ends up being more of the sameysamesame. This is why for the past dozen years, and even more so in the past seven or eight, I have made my home almost entirely in the indie side of media as a consumer, an occasional reviewer, and as a creator. In the end, I guess we all just gravitate to the segments of the media industry that tell stories that personally appeal. Unfortunately that means trolls will complain when things aren't designed for them.
You have probably see today's salon article on the Hugos (http://www.salon.com/2015/04/06/sci_fis_right_wing_backlash_never_doubt_that_a_small_group_of_deranged_trolls_can_ruin_anything_even_the_hugo_awards/)? Interesting historical comparisons.