Introduction
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.
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.
In addition to writing and editing, he also hosts Slate's sports podcast Hang Up and Listen with Stefan Fatsis and Mike Pesca.
In 2013, he published an article on Linda Taylor, a woman Ronald Reagan once termed a "welfare queen." The article was praised by various media sources, with the Washington Monthly called it "the most fascinating true crime read of the year."
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.
- "Awards: Media Reporting/Criticism 2004". Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Retrieved 31 March 2010.