#41 Guest Panel: Esports Journalism
Mitch Reames graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication in 2017. He has written about emerging technology and the esports industry for publications such as AdWeek, SportTechie, Blazer5 Gaming, and Dexerto. Will Partin is a doctoral student and graduate research assistant at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His work focuses on the platformization of cultural production within the realm of livestreaming, video games, and esports. Maxwell Foxman's research centers around how play manifests in non-game contexts, including social media, politics, and journalistic institutions. His work explores the way media makers frame games and play in their activities and professional lives.
Demystifying Media at the University of Oregon · Will Partin, Mitch Reames, Maxwell Foxman, Damian Radcliffe
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Show Notes
About our guests:
Gaming is the fastest growing form of entertainment in the world, with the esports economy surpassing $1 billion for the first time in 2019. In this panel discussion, esports journalists Mitch Reames and Will Partin discuss the emerging field of esports journalism with moderator and SOJC Assistant Professor of Game Studies Maxwell Foxman.
This event was part of a day-long conference titled "The Business of eSports," hosted by the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at Lundquist College of Business.
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