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William Powers
Born (1961-03-14) March 14, 1961 (age 63)
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard College
Literary movementHumanism
Notable worksHamlet's BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age
SpouseMartha Sherrill

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]

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

  • Hamlet's Blackberry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age HarperCollins, 2010. ISBN 0061687170

References

  1. ^ "'Hamlet's BlackBerry': To Surf Or Not To Surf?". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  2. ^ "Life, Unplugged: William Powers, 'Hamlet's BlackBerry,' at Politics and Prose". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  3. ^ Winer, Laurie. "Book Review - Hamlet's Blackberry - By William Powers". Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  4. ^ "An interview with William Powers, author of Hamlet's Blackberry / Boing Boing". boingboing.net. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  5. ^ "Programs & Events: NPC Award Winners" (PDF). Press.org. National Press Club. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  6. ^ "Hamlet's BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age". Newsweek. 2010-06-29. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
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