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{{Person Infobox
| aliases = [https://twitter.com/stephentotilo @stephentotilo]
| image = Stephen Totilo.jpg
| occupation = Games Journalist
| affiliations = [[Kotaku]]

}}
Stephen Totilo is a reporter based in Brooklyn, New York. He's the editor-in-chief for video gaming site [[Kotaku]].
<ref>http://kotaku.com/5312465/stephen-totilo-bio#selection-2633.1-2644.0</ref>

== GamerGate Involvement ==
* In recent days I've been asked several times about a possible breach of ethics involving one of our reporters. <ref>http://kotaku.com/in-recent-days-ive-been-asked-several-times-about-a-pos-1624707346</ref>
* About GamerGate<ref>http://kotaku.com/about-gamergate-1630707501</ref>
* We're All Tired of GamerGate<ref>http://kotaku.com/were-all-tired-of-gamergate-1648624281</ref> October 20, 2014

== Interview discussing 'Ethics in Games Media' ==
[[TotalBiscuit]] interviews Stephen Totilo about '''Ethics in Games Media'''.

October 29, 2014
{{#ev:youtube|[https://youtu.be/MpmIrWqEUUU|550|left}}

The last few months have raised many questions about ethical practices within games media. This is a lengthy interview with Stephen Totilo the Editor in Chief of one of the largest gaming sites Kotaku, who will answer allegations of conflicts of interest and express his opinions on games media and its role in the industry.

Audio podcast version for download<ref>https://soundcloud.com/totalbiscuit/stephen-totilo-of-kotaku-comes-to-the-table-to-discuss-media-ethics</ref>

==References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Video game journalists]]

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 On May 13th, 2013, Totilo published a piece called ''Grand Theft Auto Taught Me to Drive'', which purported to tell the story of a 22 year-old black woman who learned to drive through practicing in the game.<ref name="GTA">https://archive.fo/kCwt3 Kotaku - ''Grand Theft Auto'' Taught Me to Drive</ref> The article remained up in its original state for over a year, until December of 2014, when it was revealed that the persona and story described within were entirely fabricated and sent to Kotaku as part of a prank.<ref>https://www.twitch.tv/evilagram/c/5614589</ref> Totilo admitted that he refused to follow through with proper due diligence when writing the article because of his interest in writing about a "positive gamer experience".<ref name="GTAHoax>https://archive.fo/P2nrm</ref> In an email exchange, one of the two people involved in the hoax revealed that the prank was concocted while sending out press releases for a game that he had developed. The amateur game dev went on to express his disappointment that Kotaku would rather publish an unvetted, feel-good editorial rather than give space to game developers who are trying to earn a place in gaming.<ref>http://archive.fo/woJjr</ref>
-== GamerGate Involvement ==
+==GamerGate Involvement==
-Totilo first addressed Gamergate on August 21st, and rejected any breach of ethics by writer [[Nathan Grayson]]. saying, "our leadership team finds no compelling evidence that any of [the accusations are] true.<ref name="Breach">https://archive.fo/8KjOG Kotaku - In recent days I've been asked several times about a possible breach of ethics...</ref>
+Totilo first addressed Gamergate on August 21st, 2014, and rejected any breach of ethics by writer [[Nathan Grayson]], saying, "our leadership team finds no compelling evidence that any of [the accusations are] true."<ref name="Breach">https://archive.fo/8KjOG Kotaku - In recent days I've been asked several times about a possible breach of ethics...</ref>
 ===Kotaku Policy on Patreon and Potential Conflicts of Interest===
 On August 26th, Totilo clarified ''Kotaku'''s stance on Patreon support by authors, stating that the site would bar authors from supporting developers to avoid "needless potential conflicts of interest." <ref name="Patreon">https://archive.fo/PQ9EM Kotaku - A brief note about the continued discussion about Kotaku's approach to reporting</ref> Two days after publishing, the piece was updated with an addendum saying that the concerns about Patreon were "part of a larger week-long saga that has involved inexcusable harassment of developers and writers, including some Kotaku staff," and that while genuine criticism is accepted, harassment is not.<ref>https://archive.fo/19pRu</ref> Totilo backtracked on this position ten days later, allowing authors to fund Patreons for the purpose of, "[accessing] a developer's work for coverage purposes. They can even expense it." <ref>https://archive.fo/RdgmX#selection-3111.0-3179.1 Kotaku - About Gamergate</ref> The original piece did not receive an update to reflect this until January of 2015.<ref>https://archive.fo/k40f8</ref>
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 Audio podcast version for download <ref>https://soundcloud.com/totalbiscuit/stephen-totilo-of-kotaku-comes-to-the-table-to-discuss-media-ethics</ref>
 ==Unsorted Links==

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 '''Stephen Totilo''' is a reporter based in Brooklyn, New York. He's the editor-in-chief for video gaming site [[Kotaku]].<ref>https://archive.fo/v1T1S#selection-2635.1-2649.1</ref>
 == GamerGate Involvement ==
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 <ref name="About">https://archive.fo/RdgmX Kotaku - About Gamergate</ref>
-===Kotaku Policy on Patreon===
+===Kotaku Policy on Patreon and Potential Conflicts of Interest===
-On August 26th, Totilo clarified ''Kotaku'''s stance on Patreon support by authors, stating that the site would bar authors from supporting developers to avoid "needless potential conflicts of interest." <ref name="Patreon">https://archive.fo/PQ9EM Kotaku - A brief note about the continued discussion about Kotaku's approach to reporting</ref> Totilo backtracked on this position ten days later, allowing authors to fund Patreons for the purpose of, "[accessing] a developer's work for coverage purposes. They can even expense it." <ref>https://archive.fo/RdgmX#selection-3111.0-3179.1 Kotaku - About Gamergate</ref>
+On August 26th, Totilo clarified ''Kotaku'''s stance on Patreon support by authors, stating that the site would bar authors from supporting developers to avoid "needless potential conflicts of interest." <ref name="Patreon">https://archive.fo/PQ9EM Kotaku - A brief note about the continued discussion about Kotaku's approach to reporting</ref> Two days after publishing, the piece was updated with an addendum saying that the concerns about Patreon were "part of a larger week-long saga that has involved inexcusable harassment of developers and writers, including some Kotaku staff," and that while genuine criticism is accepted, harassment is not.<ref>https://archive.fo/19pRu</ref> Totilo backtracked on this position ten days later, allowing authors to fund Patreons for the purpose of, "[accessing] a developer's work for coverage purposes. They can even expense it." <ref>https://archive.fo/RdgmX#selection-3111.0-3179.1 Kotaku - About Gamergate</ref> The original piece did not receive an update to reflect this until January of 2015.<ref>https://archive.fo/k40f8</ref>
 ===Interview discussing 'Ethics in Games Media'===

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 == GamerGate Involvement ==
-Totilo first addressed Gamergate on August 21st, <ref>https://archive.fo/8KjOG Kotaku - In recent days I've been asked several times about a possible breach of ethics...</ref>
+Totilo first addressed Gamergate on August 21st, and rejected any breach of ethics by writer [[Nathan Grayson]]. saying, "our leadership team finds no compelling evidence that any of [the accusations are] true.<ref name="Breach">https://archive.fo/8KjOG Kotaku - In recent days I've been asked several times about a possible breach of ethics...</ref>
-* About GamerGate <ref>https://archive.fo/RdgmX Kotaku - About Gamergate</ref>
+<ref name="About">https://archive.fo/RdgmX Kotaku - About Gamergate</ref>
 ===Interview discussing 'Ethics in Games Media'===
 [[TotalBiscuit]] interviews Stephen Totilo about '''Ethics in Games Media'''.
-October 29, 2014
+{{Quote|The last few months have raised many questions about ethical practices within games media. This is a lengthy interview with Stephen Totilo the Editor in Chief of one of the largest gaming sites Kotaku, who will answer allegations of conflicts of interest and express his opinions on games media and its role in the industry.}}
-<br />
+Audio podcast version for download <ref>https://soundcloud.com/totalbiscuit/stephen-totilo-of-kotaku-comes-to-the-table-to-discuss-media-ethics</ref>
-{{Quote|The last few months have raised many questions about ethical practices within games media. This is a lengthy interview with Stephen Totilo the Editor in Chief of one of the largest gaming sites Kotaku, who will answer allegations of conflicts of interest and express his opinions on games media and its role in the industry.}}
+==Unsorted Links==
-Audio podcast version for download <ref>https://soundcloud.com/totalbiscuit/stephen-totilo-of-kotaku-comes-to-the-table-to-discuss-media-ethics</ref>
+<ref name="Tired">https://archive.fo/cmqyo Kotaku - We're All Tired of Gamergate</ref>
 ==References ==
 <references/>
 [[Category:Video game journalists]]

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-Stephen Totilo is a reporter based in Brooklyn, New York. He's the editor-in-chief for video gaming site [[Kotaku]].
+!colspan="2"|Stephen Totilo
- <ref>http://kotaku.com/5312465/stephen-totilo-bio#selection-2633.1-2644.0</ref>
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 == GamerGate Involvement ==
-* In recent days I've been asked several times about a possible breach of ethics involving one of our reporters.   <ref>http://kotaku.com/in-recent-days-ive-been-asked-several-times-about-a-pos-1624707346</ref>
+Totilo first addressed Gamergate on August 21st, <ref>https://archive.fo/8KjOG Kotaku - In recent days I've been asked several times about a possible breach of ethics...</ref>
-* About GamerGate <ref>http://kotaku.com/about-gamergate-1630707501</ref>
+* About GamerGate <ref>https://archive.fo/RdgmX Kotaku - About Gamergate</ref>
 * We're All Tired of GamerGate <ref>http://kotaku.com/were-all-tired-of-gamergate-1648624281</ref> October 20, 2014
-== Interview discussing 'Ethics in Games Media' ==
+===Interview discussing 'Ethics in Games Media'===
 [[TotalBiscuit]] interviews Stephen Totilo about '''Ethics in Games Media'''.
 October 29, 2014
-{{#ev:youtube|[https://youtu.be/MpmIrWqEUUU|550|left}}
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-The last few months have raised many questions about ethical practices within games media. This is a lengthy interview with Stephen Totilo the Editor in Chief of one of the largest gaming sites Kotaku, who will answer allegations of conflicts of interest and express his opinions on games media and its role in the industry.
+{{Quote|The last few months have raised many questions about ethical practices within games media. This is a lengthy interview with Stephen Totilo the Editor in Chief of one of the largest gaming sites Kotaku, who will answer allegations of conflicts of interest and express his opinions on games media and its role in the industry.}}
 Audio podcast version for download <ref>https://soundcloud.com/totalbiscuit/stephen-totilo-of-kotaku-comes-to-the-table-to-discuss-media-ethics</ref>

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