Hey Polygon, I'm your weekend reporter

Posted by Megan Farokhmanesh on August 24, 2012 03:16 pm 102

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Hey there! I'm Megan Farokhmanesh, and as you might have guessed I'm Polygon's newest reporter. I'll be slinging stories at you during the weekends.

I'm a senior at the University of Missouri (you might know us better as Mizzou) wrapping up my last semester of undergrad in journalism and classical studies. During my college time, I've freelanced and interned for a few different places. I was a writer, then an editor for a site called PikiGeek. I'm fresh off a summer stint with Paste Magazine--if you're interested in checking out some of my work, may I recommend a Q&A with the talented Mr. Steve Blum? Or perhaps this feature on the latest Humble Indie Bundle?

Video games have always had a major influence on my life, whether it was relationships, hobbies or hey, even careers. I fell madly in love with my Super Nintendo when I was five, and I've been hooked on RPGs, platformers and action-adventure games ever since.

People like to say that game journalism is broken. I disagree. I think that like so many other aspects of the gaming industry today, journalism is changing. No, it's not perfect. Not even close. But we're learning. We're adapting. And I think that every day, places like Polygon are getting a little closer.

So hey, thanks for listening. I'm honored to join the Polygon crew, and I can't wait to see where this ship goes. Feel free to shout things at me via the Twitter machine, and know that I have a weakness for excellent gifs. Seriously, my folder is getting out of control.