Paul Levinson
(He/Him)
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That Was The Week (Podcast),
The Conversation,
Phys.org,
Salon
and
Covers:
politics and media, freedom of expression, social media, television studies, popular culture, media evolution, ethics of media.
author 20bks: media/politics, scifi novels; prof Fordham U; podcaster;singer-songwriter; I had sign that said a neat desk is sign of a sick mind, but I lost it
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Paul Levinson’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Paul Levinson, PhD, is Professor of Communication & Media Studies at Fordham University in NYC. His nonfiction books, including The Soft Edge, Digital McLuhan, Realspace, Cellphone, New New Media, McLuhan in an Age of Social Media, and Fake News in Real Context have been translated into 15 languages. His science fiction novels include The Silk Code (winner of the Locus Award for Best First Science Fiction Novel of 1999), Borrowed Tides, The Consciousness Plague, The Pixel Eye, The Plot To Sav…
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Interview
See all 8 answers →Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes -- an IBM Selectric, and many manual typewriters decades ago
How is social media changing news?
Social media have substituted getting Likes and Shares for pursuit of the truth in communication.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
iPhone, Mac Airbook
Awards
Locus Award
2000 - Best First Science Fiction Novel
award voted by readers of Locus Magazine as the best first science fiction novel published in the previous year