Although it isn’t as widely discussed as we writers would like, several gaming websites have touched on the video game journalism field in one way or another. Here are a few of the best-known bits from around the web.

• So You Want to be a Games Journalist – An excellent four-part series of articles from GameCareerGuide. It covers a lot of the same basic info you’ll find here, but sometimes it’s nice to hear it from more than one voice.

• How to Get a Job in the Videogame Industry: Videogame Journalist – An old but relevant article from IGN that interviews a number of writers to get their stories and advice for aspiring journalists.
• Take This Job! – Video game journalist – Part of EGM/1UP’s series of articles, this one provides a ton of handy facts along with a bit of sage advice to boot.
• Journalism: the Videogame – A long piece from insert credit covering the finer points of game journalism written in the site’s signature rambling-but-relevant style. A good read if you’re patient enough to get through it all.
• Video Game Journalism Demystified – GamePro’s feature that aims to dispel the myths surrounding big-budget operations.
• Video Games Journalism – as told by Che Chou – One man’s journey to VGJ success as interviewed by NeoGAF. It mostly focuses on Chou’s career, but you can always gleam a little knowledge to fuel your personal quest.