How journalists are portrayed in anime
When’s the last time you’ve seen a positive portrayal of journalists in the media? For me, that would be All The President’s Men, a 1976 film on the Watergate scandal.…
Why a lot of people don’t like journalists
Do you think journalists are good people? Probably not, if you watch TV. In the media, journalists are portrayed as nosey and rude. Even if they’re asking questions everyone is…
Otaku Links: Starting from scratch
Aja wrote a list of winter anime recommendations for the Daily Dot last week. My all-time favorite is on there. Is yours? Remember when I interviewed video game journalist Nathan…
An otaku journalism success story
Perhaps years of journalism have made me a skeptic. I didn’t honestly believe otaku journalists could devote themselves to ANY topic they chose. Simply because, through a mixture of priorities…
LINE: the otaku’s messaging app
Otaku Journalist has certainly become a group effort these past few weeks! Today’s guest post is from Tony Yao of Manga Therapy, while I continue to work on the book.…
Otaku Links: An extra large helping of Internet
Last week I was too busy galavanting around New York City to post my usual roundup, so enjoy extra links today! Here’s what caught my eye this week: Are you…
“Write. Every day.” Anime journalism the L.B. Bryant way
Anime journalism might not be as much of a moonshot as I thought. After your huge response to my interview with Lynzee Lamb, I knew I had to keep these coming.…
A life update and a book update
I hate “blogging about not blogging” type posts. But I’ve been off my game and I want to let you know what I’ve been up to in the meantime. I’m…
I’m a professional anime journalist! An interview with Lynzee Lamb
In my journalism career, I haven’t found writing about anime to be lucrative enough to do full time, no matter how fun it may be. I shared this in my…
How to thoughtfully address diversity as a journalist
Journalism is awesome because you get to go face to face with people of so many different backgrounds and perspectives and share their stories. But there’s a reason so many…