Robert W. McChesney | |
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Born | Robert Waterman McChesney December 22, 1952 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
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Occupation(s) | Professor, author, activist, journalist |
Employer | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
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Spouse | Inger Stole |
Website | robertmcchesney |
Robert Waterman McChesney (/məkˈtʃɛsni/; born December 22, 1952) is an American professor notable in the history and political economy of communications, and the role media play in democratic and capitalist societies. He is the Gutgsell Endowed Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[1] He co-founded the Free Press,[2] a national media reform organization. In 2002–12, he hosted Media Matters,[3] a weekly radio program every Sunday afternoon on WILL (AM), Illinois Public Media radio.