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Robert W. McChesney(1952-2025)

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Robert W. McChesney
Robert W. McChesney was born on 22 December 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a writer, known for Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy (2018), Orwell Rolls in His Grave (2003) and Shadows of Liberty (2012). He was married to Inger Stole. He died on 25 March 2025 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
BornDecember 22, 1952
DiedMarch 25, 2025(72)
BornDecember 22, 1952
DiedMarch 25, 2025(72)
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Known for

Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy (2018)
Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy
  • Writer(as Robert McChesney)
  • 2018
Orwell Rolls in His Grave (2003)
Orwell Rolls in His Grave
8.0
  • Self - Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign(as Robert McChesney)
  • 2003
Shadows of Liberty (2012)
Shadows of Liberty
7.7
  • Self - Communications Professor, Author & Journalist(as Robert McChesney)
  • 2012
Save KLSD: Media Consolidation and Local Radio (2012)
Save KLSD: Media Consolidation and Local Radio
  • Self(as Robert McChesney)
  • 2012

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Writer

  • Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy (2018)
    Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy
    • Writer (as Robert McChesney)
    • 2018

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Prof. Robert W. McChesney
  • Born
    • December 22, 1952
    • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • March 25, 2025
    • Madison, Wisconsin, USA(glioblastoma)
  • Spouse
    • Inger Stole? - March 25, 2025 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    2008 The Political Economy of Media: Enduring Issues, Emerging Dilemmas. Monthly Review Press, . ISBN: 1583671625

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    After graduating college he was a sports stringer for United Press International (UPI) and published a weekly newspaper.

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