Executive Editor of The New York Times Dean Baquet will be holding a roundtable discussion on journalism at the University on Sept. 22.
Baquet is a New Orleans native and began his journalism career at the Times-Picayune. He plans to discuss the political and financial pressures on American journalism with students and faculty.
Baquet is currently the top editor of The New York Times and has worked at major newspapers in four cities. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting in 1988 while with the Chicago Tribune.
Baquet previously spoke at the university in November 2015. He spoke about the changing media landscape and how the shift to digital media has helped journalism. He used the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris as an example of how multimedia journalism can improve coverage.
“Don’t let anyone tell you that journalism is dead,” Baquet said. “Now, it is better than ever.” 
The event will be hosted by the LSU Ogden Honors College and the Manship School of Mass Communication. It will be held at the French House at 5 p.m. All students and faculty are welcome.
Editor’s Note: This story previously said the discussion will be held at the Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs. The Daily Reveille regrets this error.