Farhad Manjoo

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Farhad Manjoo in 2008

Farhad Manjoo (born 1978) is an American journalist and author. He has been a staff writer for Slate magazine since 2008 and a regular on-air contributor for National Public Radio since 2009.[1]

Life and career [edit]

Manjoo was born in South Africa and left when he was eight years old.[2] He graduated from Cornell University in 2000. While there, he wrote for and then served as editor-in-chief of the Cornell Daily Sun student newspaper. He wrote for Wired News before taking a staff position at Salon.com. In July 2008, Manjoo announced he had accepted a job at Slate magazine, writing a twice-weekly technology column.

Manjoo frequently writes on technology and new media,[3] politics,[4] and controversies in journalism.[5] He is the author of True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-fact Society.[6][7][8]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Talk of the Nation (February 17, 2009). Farhad Manjoo Talks You Into Joining Facebook. National Public Radio
  2. ^ Manjoo, Farhad (February 15, 2013). Twitter
  3. ^ Mitchell, Dan (March 22, 2008). March 22, 2008 The Thin Skin of Apple Fans. New York Times
  4. ^ Farhad Manjoo(March 16, 2008). March 16, 2008 Rumors Reasons. New York Times
  5. ^ Kristoff, Nicholas D. (March 18, 2009). The Daily Me. New York Times
  6. ^ Hesse, Monica (April 27, 2008). Truth: Can You Handle It? Washington Post
  7. ^ Manjoo, Farhad (2008). True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-fact Society. John Wiley and Sons, ISBN 978-0-470-05010-1
  8. ^ Hluchy, Patricia (April 20, 2008). Redefining truth in a 'post-fact society.' Toronto Star

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