Philip Elmer-DeWitt explained

Philip Elmer-DeWitt (born September 8, 1949) is an American writer and editor. He was Time first computer writer—producing much of the magazine's early coverage of personal computers and the Internet[1] —and for 12 years its science editor.[2] He is currently writing a daily blog about Apple Inc. called Apple 3.0.[3]

Background

Elmer-DeWitt was born in Boston and raised in the Six Moon Hill neighborhood of Lexington, Massachusetts. He graduated from Oberlin College and studied English literature at the University of California, Berkeley and journalism at Columbia University.[4] He worked as a computer programmer and technical writer for Bolt Beranek and Newman[5] in the late '60s, wrote mathematical games for McGraw-Hill in the early 1970s and copy-edited textbooks and scientific monographs for Academic Press in the late '70s.

Career highlights

In 1978, writing as a freelance under the byline Philip Faflick in the Village Voice, Elmer-DeWitt published the first interview with Jean-Michel Basquiat. [6] He joined TIME in 1979 and wrote nearly 500 stories for the magazine, including a dozen cover stories. He launched two sections—Computers and Technology—before being made a senior editor. He edited more than 150 Time cover stories, including the issues that named AIDS researcher David Ho Time's 1996 Man of the Year and Albert Einstein the Person of the Century. His interviews include Steve Jobs,[7] Bill Gates,[8] William Gibson,[9] Elmore Leonard,[10] and Anita Roddick.[11] He was also the author of the controversial Cyberporn cover story.[12] In commenting on that episode, Declan McCullagh excoriated Elmer-DeWitt for multiple "misrepresentations and errors," "logical fallacies," reporting in a "deceptive manner," and "[refusing] to acknowledge the many errors" in the story.[13]

Elmer-DeWitt helped start TIME.com,[1] and organized[14] TIME -sponsored scientific conferences on genetics[15] (2003), obesity[16] (2004) and global health.[17]

In January 2007, he joined Josh Quittner at Business 2.0, another Time Inc. publication, as that magazine's executive editor.[18] In February, he launched[19] a blog called Apple 2.0: Mac news from outside the reality distortion field. When Time Inc. folded Business 2.0 in September 2007,[20] he worked briefly for Fortune magazine[21] before retiring from Time Inc. in May 2008[22] to write full-time for the web, first for Fortune.com, then for himself. In 2014 he moved to Greenfield, Massachusetts,[23] married the architect Margo Jones[24] and was elected to the city council of his new hometown.[25] He launched Apple 3.0, a blog for Apple investors, on April 1, 2016.[26]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2010-10-08 . To Our Readers, Jul. 3, 1995 - TIME . 2022-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101008030703/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,983122,00.html . 2010-10-08 .
  2. Web site: Index of /talkingbiznews.
  3. Web site: Fortune Apple Writer Philip Elmer-DeWitt Leaves, Starts His Own Site - Re/code. Peter Kafka. Re/code. 14 March 2016.
  4. News: 1983-02-13 . Mary M. DeWitt To Marry in May . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-08-12 . 0362-4331.
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=6KKpnpLevg4C&dq=Faflick+feurzeig&pg=PA300 Feurzeig et al. 1971
  6. Web site: Jean-Michel Basquiat and the Birth of SAMO. 11 December 1978. Village Voice.
  7. Web site: Steve Jobs: Apple's Anti-Gates. https://web.archive.org/web/20070616072151/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,989757,00.html. dead. June 16, 2007. 7 December 1998. TIME.com.
  8. Web site: INTERVIEW with Bill Gates: Hard Drive. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930115829/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,983013,00.htm. dead. September 30, 2007. 5 June 1995. TIME.com.
  9. Web site: COVER: WELCOME TO CYBERSPACE . 2022-08-12 . www.isd1.com.
  10. Web site: 10 Questions for Elmore Leonard. https://web.archive.org/web/20080306061126/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1071265,00.html. dead. March 6, 2008. 12 June 2005. TIME.com.
  11. Web site: 2007-09-30 . Anita The Agitator - TIME . 2022-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930122024/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,977524,00.html . 2007-09-30 .
  12. Web site: 2007-05-19 . ON A SCREEN NEAR YOU: TIME . 2022-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070519092205/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,983116,00.html . 2007-05-19 .
  13. Web site: The Ethics of TIME Magazine . 2022-08-12 . w2.eff.org.
  14. Kelly. James. Journalism That Makes a Difference. https://web.archive.org/web/20051101152147/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1124347,00.html. dead. November 1, 2005. July 5, 2015. Time. October 30, 2005.
  15. Web site: 2007-09-30 . Next Stop: The Future of Life - TIME . 2022-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930093346/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1004050,00.html . 2007-09-30 .
  16. Web site: 2007-10-17 . The New Battle of the Bulge - TIME . 2022-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071017230225/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,994349,00.html . 2007-10-17 .
  17. Web site: 2005-11-01 . TIME.com: Journalism That Makes a Difference -- Nov. 07, 2005 -- Page 1 . 2022-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051101152147/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1124347,00.html . 2005-11-01 .
  18. Web site: Cision | the Navigator . 2007-04-08 . dead . https://archive.today/20070504233848/http://navigator.bacons.com/ARCHIVE/Philip_Elmer-DeWitt.asp . 2007-05-04 . Bacons The Navigator 2007
  19. http://weblogs.jomc.unc.edu/talkingbiznews/?p=2362 TBN Business 2.0 bloggers get first checks 4/5/2007
  20. News: Stone . Brad . 2007-09-05 . Time Inc. to Close Business 2.0 . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-08-12 . 0362-4331.
  21. http://www.nypost.com/seven/09072007/business/rigor_mort_is_at_mag.htm?page=0 New York Post 9/7/2007
  22. http://www.nypost.com/seven/06062008/business/theyll_take_manhattan_114236.htm?page=0 New York Post 6/6/2008
  23. Web site: In retirement, Greenfield man's blog covers the up-and-downs of Apple. Davis. Richie. 2017-10-14.
  24. Web site: Wedding: Jones — Elmer. May 21, 2017.
  25. Web site: Elect Phil Elmer. .
  26. Web site: Happy Birthday Apple, Goodbye Time Inc.. Philip Elmer-DeWitt. 31 March 2016. Fortune.
  27. Web site: Summit to Save the Earth: Rich vs. Poor. https://web.archive.org/web/20080408125059/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,975656,00.html. dead. April 8, 2008. 1 June 1992. TIME.com.
  28. Web site: Behavior: Now for the Truth About Americans and Sex. https://web.archive.org/web/20070329010022/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,981624,00.html. dead. March 29, 2007. 17 October 1994. TIME.com.
  29. Web site: Fat Times What health craze?. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930040802/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,982327,00.html. dead. September 30, 2007. 16 January 1995. TIME.com.
  30. Web site: Treating Infertility: Making Babies. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930093133/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,973919,00.html. dead. September 30, 2007. 30 September 1991. TIME.com.
  31. Web site: Bards Of the Internet. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930072413/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,981013,00.html. dead. September 30, 2007. 4 July 1994. TIME.com.
  32. Web site: BILL GATES: MINE, ALL MINE. https://web.archive.org/web/20061231074232/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,982998,00.html. dead. December 31, 2006. 5 June 1995. TIME.com.
  33. Web site: Battle For The Soul Of The Internet.
  34. Web site: Internet Article TIME International.

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