Hugos, announcing finalists thereof
Mar. 29th, 2018 09:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chris_gerribThere is yet another controversy in SF fandom, namely when to announce the finalists. There is a long-standing tradition in fandom of making said announcements on a Saturday and having a big production at as many conventions as possible. This year's committee is following tradition, and announcing the finalists this Saturday.
The problem is, this Saturday is Easter weekend (for western Christians - the Orthodox go next week) and Passover. It's not usually a good day to find a reporter, and for religious reasons a lot of people just aren't going to be paying attention. In media matters, releasing news after business hours on Friday is a good way to bury said news.
Having said that, per the Con Chair's statement, it looks like they will have at least some media coverage. Good on them. I still hope that we get away from the Saturday schedule and release the news at a better time.
The problem is, this Saturday is Easter weekend (for western Christians - the Orthodox go next week) and Passover. It's not usually a good day to find a reporter, and for religious reasons a lot of people just aren't going to be paying attention. In media matters, releasing news after business hours on Friday is a good way to bury said news.
Having said that, per the Con Chair's statement, it looks like they will have at least some media coverage. Good on them. I still hope that we get away from the Saturday schedule and release the news at a better time.
