Dawn or Doom
Steve Lohr

Steve Lohr

"Panel discussion: "Writing About Technology" - Fowler Hall"

Thursday, September 24

Fowler Hall: 10 - 11:30 PM

An argument can be made that all journalism now is tech journalism, and perhaps the same can be said for much of today's non-fiction writing. Technology has become so pervasive and ubiquitous in the modern industrialized world that almost any subject will have a tech component.

Do you need to speak geek to write about technology? Is the ability to speak geek enough?

Join a few of the nation's leading tech journalists as they discuss what it takes to write about technology well, and future considerations for those interested in writing about technology and its place in our lives.

"Data-ism: The Revolution Transforming Decision Making, Consumer Behavior, and Almost Everything Else."

Thursday, September 24

Fowler Hall: 12 - 1 PM


Bio: Steve Lohr reports on technology, business and economics for The New York Times. He was a foreign correspondent for a decade and served brief stints as an editor before covering technology starting in the early 1990’s. In 2013, he was a member of the team that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting. He has written for magazines including The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, and The Washington Monthly. He is the author of a history of computer programming, Go To: The Story of the Math Majors, Bridge Players, Engineers, Chess Wizards, Maverick Scientists and Iconoclasts-The Programmers Who Created the Software Revolution. He lives in New York City. (Photo by Fred Conrad, The New York Times.)