Guy Smith (writer)

For other people of the same name, see Guy Smith (disambiguation).
Guy Smith

Guy Smith, 2006
Born 1957
Augusta, Georgia
Occupation Writer
Nationality American
Genre Fiction, Non-fiction (political)
Website
www.guysmith.org

Guy Smith (born November 17, 1957 in Augusta, Georgia) is a San Francisco based writer.[1] Smith has published both fiction and non-fiction, and bills himself as a "writer, songwriter, and political provocateur."

Smith describes a childhood that included simultaneously being a surfer and a working cowboy. His writing career began while working at Kennedy Space Center, writing articles for trade press. This led to his first book devoted to architecture of the Hewlett-Packard 3000 computer.

In San Francisco Smith began writing politically focused opinion pieces for Bay Area newspapers (San Francisco Chronicle,[2][3] Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times). While in San Francisco he expanded into fiction, publishing his first novella (Afterlife). His speaking engagements include the Libertarian National Convention[4] and the Gun Rights Policy Conference.[5]

Books Published

Political Observations

In Shooting The Bull, Smith claims that a critical shift in political information has occurred. He notes that traditional media sources (or mainstream media) are no longer in control of the national conversation – that analysis and decisions concerning political “facts” and policy are now in the hands of the citizen media.

“When a few million intelligent but bored individuals are given a unified platform for research, analysis and sharing, power shifts from the organized Fourth Estate to the unorganized Fifth.”

Smith concludes that even though the citizen media produces misinformation, it has disabled centralized or institutionalized misinformation due to ongoing public propaganda analysis.

Discography

Just Pluckin' Around[7] (San Francisco Songwriters Cult 2012)

  • Released: 2012
  • Tracks: Rains Rust, Too Far Away, One Heartbreak

References

  1. ↑ Official Web Site
  2. ↑ San Francisco Chronicle: I hate to say I said so . . .
  3. ↑ San Francisco Chronicle: On Pretrial Incarceration for Juveniles
  4. ↑ Speaker: 2008 Libertarian National Convention
  5. ↑ Speaker: 2008 Gun Rights Policy Conference
  6. ↑ Gun Facts Web Site
  7. ↑ Just Pluckin' Around


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