| William Powers | |
| Birth Date: | 14 March 1961 |
| Occupation: | Writer and journalist |
| Nationality: | American |
| Alma Mater: | Harvard College |
| Movement: | Humanism |
| Notableworks: | Hamlet's BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age |
| Spouse: | Martha 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]
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 Republics 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.
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.