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- Birth nameRobert Waterman McChesney
- Robert W. McChesney was born on December 22, 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 March 25, 2025 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
- SpouseInger Stole(? - March 25, 2025) (his death, 2 children)
- After graduating college he was a sports stringer for United Press International (UPI) and published a weekly newspaper.
- Graduated from Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington with a degree in history and political economy.
- Co-founded Free Press, a national media reform organization.
- Father Samuel Parker McChesney was an advertising salesman for This Week magazine, mother Edna Margaret "Meg" McCorkle was a nurse.
- Has two daughters, Amy and Lucy.
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