News publishing is being strongly affected by new trends and technology, and a long tradition of great sports journalism is equally at risk. In this event, Buzz Bissinger will address the provocative questions current in his field. Is sports journalism - or any journalism - "dead"? Will print become obsolete? Will reporting become obsolete, replaced by sensational and self-indulgent blogs? Or, in the media's most turbulent times, is there a ray of hope for the values and resonance of the journalistic tradition?
H.G. "Buzz" Bissinger wrote what is widely regarded the best and bestselling book ever about football,
Friday Night Lights. That work has sold almost two million copies to date and given birth to a film and a television series. His other books include
Shooting Stars (with LeBron James),
A Prayer for the City, and the New York Times bestseller
Three Nights in August. He is a contributing writer to Vanity Fair, has written extensively about sports for the New York Times, and is about to begin a monthly sports column for The New Republic.
