Josh Levin
| Josh Levin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1980 (age 35–36) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Education | Brown University |
| Occupation | Executive editor at Slate (magazine) |
| Notable credit(s) | Slate magazine, Hang Up and Listen |
| Website | http://www.josh-levin.com/ |
Josh Levin (born 1980) is an American writer and the executive editor at Slate magazine. He also hosts the magazine's sports podcast Hang Up and Listen.
Biography
Early life
Levin was born and raised in New Orleans. He attended Brown University where he earned degrees in computer science and history.[1]
Career
After graduating from Brown, Levin began his journalism career as an intern at the Washington City Paper in Washington, D.C. He moved to Slate in 2003 where he is currently a senior editor. He edits the magazine's sports and technology sections.[2]
In addition to writing and editing, he also hosts Slate's sports podcast Hang Up and Listen with Stefan Fatsis and Mike Pesca.[3]
In 2013, he published an article on Linda Taylor, a woman Ronald Reagan once termed a "welfare queen."[4][5] The article was praised by various media sources,[6][7] with the Washington Monthly called it "the most fascinating true crime read of the year."[5]
Awards
- Association of Alternative Newsweeklies' Media Reporting/Criticism Award in 2004 - for article titled "Off Target", co-written with Erik Wemple, published in Washington City Paper which helped to break the Jayson Blair plagiarism scandal.[8]
References
- ↑ "Josh Levin (Tumblr page)". Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ↑ "Who We Are". Slate (magazine). Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ↑ "Hang Up and Listen podcast". Slate (magazine). Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ↑ Levin, Josh. "The Real Story of Linda Taylor, America's Original Welfare Queen". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- 1 2 "Slate.com's Josh Levin has published the most fascinating true crime read of the year — and it has an important public policy twist". Washington Monthly. 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- ↑ Jones, Allie. "Everyone Missed the Real Story of Chicago's 'Welfare Queen'". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- ↑ "The Truth Behind The Lies Of The Original 'Welfare Queen'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- ↑ "Awards: Media Reporting/Criticism 2004". Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Retrieved 31 March 2010.