James Poniewozik

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James Poniewozik
Born (1968-07-12) July 12, 1968 (age 55)
University of Michigan
  • New York University
    • Occupations
    • Journalist
    • television critic
    Years active1997–present

    James Poniewozik (/pɒnəˈwɒzɪk/; born July 12, 1968) is an American journalist and television critic. He is the chief TV critic for The New York Times. Earlier in his career, he wrote Time magazine's Tuned In column for 16 years.[1]

    Early life

    Originally from

    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,[3][5] graduating with a BA in English (1986–1990). He subsequently attended but did not complete the graduate program in fiction writing at New York University
    .

    Career

    Poniewozik has contributed to publications such as

    Rolling Stone. From 1997 to 1999, he was the media critic and editor of the media section at Salon.[6]

    Poniewozik was Time magazine's television critic from 1999 to 2015. In 2005, he began writing Time's first blog, Tuned In, a commentary on television and related media. His work at Time has been called "one of the most prominent voices analyzing the modern TV revolution today."[1] In August 2015, it was announced that he would join The New York Times' culture desk as chief television critic.[1]

    Liveright published his book, Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America, in September 2019.[7][8]

    Personal life

    Poniewozik lives in

    atheist as a teenager; he has since described himself as "culturally Jewish".[9]

    References

    1. ^ a b c "James Poniewozik Joins The New York Times As Chief TV Critic". The New York Times. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
    2. ^ "James Poniewozik Joins The New York Times As Chief TV Critic". The New York Times Company. 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
    3. ^ a b Hinds, Julie. "Cable TV, Donald Trump's presidency unquestionably tied together: Author explains how". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
    4. ISSN 0040-781X
      . Retrieved 2022-10-09.
    5. S2CID 251970126
      .
    6. ^ "James Poniewozik Author Page". Time. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
    7. OCLC 1084328508
      .
    8. ^ "James Poniewozik on [Audience of One] | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
    9. ^ "Robo-James' Time Machine: How TV Taught Me to Be Jewish". Time. August 31, 2009.

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