Buzz Saw…
I TIVO’s Bob Costas’s lastest special last night, saving for weekend viewing. Too late. The blogosphere is in an uproar today over an exchange that took place between two guests. The combativeness was between Buzz Bissinger, author of “Friday Night Lights” and Will Leitch, author of the popular blog Deadspin.com. One a traditional journalist. The other a cutting edge, modernized, opinion-driven writer. The topic was the future of journalism. Leave it to the crumudeon Bissinger to verbally rip Leitch, saying guys like him, “whether we like it or not are the future…the future in the hands of guys like you is really going to dumb us down to a degree that I don’t think we can recover from.” I like Bissinger’s work, his book “Three Nights in August” is a must-read baseball book. But he sounds like a fool. If he’s read Deadspin at all, Leitch is not trying to compete for Bissinger’s audience. He provides content in a whimsical, satirical way and has carved out a loyal, niche audience. Taking anyting Leitch publishes in a daily basis and comparing it to anything Bissinger does is like comparing Kanye West with Tim McGraw- sure both are musicians, but that’s as far as the comparison should go. Like West and McGraw, there is plenty room in today’s consumer-driven universe for both Bissinger and Leitch to carve out a place. As long as they provide content that is smart and authoritative, someone will read, someone will listen.
Tags: Bob Costas, Buzz Bissinger, Deadspin, Friday Night Lights, Kanye West, Tim McGraw, Will Leitch
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Here’s the YouTube video, I have a sneaking suspicion it will eventually get pulled - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9fCfgTjlWU&eurl=http://ballhype.com/video/internet_media_segment_1/
Buzz comes off as a threatened old school guy who can’t deal with the new blood. It’s sad, because like you said he a fantastic writer.
Comment by David on April 30, 2008