William Powers (writer)

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William Powers
Born (1961-03-14) March 14, 1961 (age 64)
OccupationWriter and journalist
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Harvard College
Literary movement Humanism
Notable worksHamlet's BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age
Spouse Martha Sherrill
Website
www.williampowers.com

William Powers (born March 14, 1961) is an American writer, journalist, and technologist. He is the author of Hamlet's BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age. [1] [2] [3]

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Life and career

Powers grew up in Rhode Island, and graduated from Harvard University with a degree in history and literature. He did graduate study in Spain, then moved to Washington, DC, where he was a U.S. Senate aide working on foreign relations, intelligence and military affairs. [4]

Then, Powers joined The Washington Post . His writing has appeared in The Atlantic , The New York Times and many other publications. He created The New Republic 's first media column, and wrote a column about the intersection of media and politics that appeared in Atlantic Media's National Journal and The Atlantic online.

Awards, fellowships and talks

Powers is a two-time winner of the National Press Club's Rowse Award for media criticism. [5] He was a Media Fellow at Harvard's Shorenstein Center [6] and a resident fellow at the MacDowell Colony.

He has given keynote talks at conferences such as South by Southwest and the Aspen Ideas Festival.

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "'Hamlet's BlackBerry': To Surf Or Not To Surf?". NPR.org. July 20, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ Hadadi, Roxana (July 19, 2010). "Life, Unplugged: William Powers, 'Hamlet's BlackBerry,' at Politics and Prose". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ Winer, Laurie (July 16, 2010). "Born to Check Mail | Book Review - Hamlet's Blackberry - By William Powers". The New York Times . Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ Solomon, Avi (October 18, 2011). "An interview with William Powers, author of Hamlet's Blackberry / Boing Boing". boingboing.net. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Programs & Events: NPC Award Winners" (PDF). Press.org. National Press Club. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ Shamma, Tasnim (June 29, 2010). "Hamlet's BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age". Newsweek . Retrieved July 6, 2018.
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