Because, for me, part of the fun of figuring allthisnewfangledtechstuff out is letting it roll native and figure out what i did wrong later! However, I'll put it in reverse order for easier reading.
Too bad comics has only one true news outlet, though. Because anyone whoe cared could do what I did last year, break down the data to see...
if all of the OMG HOLLYWOOD whining coming from the comics pr outlets was truth or myth. (and that should be 'who' below btw)..
Get The Data. I learned that from McNamara via "The Fog of War." ...
What I found by crunching 4-years worth of ComicCon International programming data, which is all quite publicly available...
is that OMG HOLLYWOOD IS TAKING OVER SAN DIEGO can be demonstrably proved a Lie. I wanted to examine data from the exhibit floor as well ...
but then came to my senses once I realized the effort involved in tracking down info on unknown to me exhibitors on the giant floor ...
Working out the programming only stuff took about 3 weeks of work. The floor is huge. It's not like anyone was paying me for this, y'know...
But I had grown weary of increasing wails over the years from comics pr outlets about what is offered at CCI. So I did the work. ...
(Setting aside CCI coverage issues in the mainstream media for this particular point on purpose.)...
Correcting myself: Comics has only 2 actual journalism outlets, not just 1. The 2nd one came from the 1st; my mind still views them as 1...
Anywho, both of those outlets have other things to do besides pass along pr blurbage and provide a never-ending stream of fluff content...
But neither of them have the staff (or perhaps the interest?) in doing a stat breakdown of CCI offerings. I've never asked them why not...
because knowing the focus of both of these outlets - critical look at comics, those who create them and the buiz end - is clear...
To me, it's the chatter of the comics pr outlets that call themselves news outlets that's the problem when it comes to CCI coverage. ...
An outlet whining about not being able to get into movie panels or H'wood parties; demanding special access for movie panels;...
complaining about not having green room access to actors; and obsessing about H'wood presentations? Not an outlet there for the comics.
When these outlets allow their H'wood obsessions to join with the white noise of the same coming from the mainstream media ...
and they have not, to date, paused to see if what they're saying is true? Not there for the comics.
You have to approach info from the comics pr outlets with the same crit filter you use when evaluating any general media outlet's offering..
If mostly what they're doing is passing along press releases, and *telling* you that they're holding back on pursing some things because ...
they are afraid of losing access, or because their friends are involved and omg their friends are *awesome*, they're not doing journalism...
Given that, how trustworthy is their OMG CCI IS ALL ABOUT HOLLYWOOD NOW AND I COULDN'T GET INTO HALL H OR THE WB PARTY coverage?
Not very.
Keep that in mind now that the comics pr outlets have started ratcheting up in the days leading to CCI (and of course during & after)...
I'm just sayin. (Thoughts are that of an individual, and not representative of CCI staff, board or volunteers.)
Here's any easy tip...
If a comics pr outlet's coverage *now* is mostly about H'wood? They're not there for the comics. ...
If a comics pr outlet's coverage *during show* is mostly about H'wood? They're not there for the comics.
If a comics pr outlet's coverage *after show* is mostly about H'wood? They're not there for the comics.
Their coverage reflects whether or not they are there for the comics. It's not hard.
Their inability to provide proportional attention to what's happening in panels/on the floor will tell you all you need to know. Not hard.
A majority of CCI programming is dedicated to comics. A majority of coverage is dedicated to H'wood. ..
There is a disconnect between what you're being told by the pr outlets and what's actually happening on site. ...
Again, mainstream media issues set aside for this particular ramble. (Not because they're doing a better job, though.)
What is hard is crunching the data, as that involves more than posting a press release and adding snarky or fawning chatter to the post.
