Robert W. McChesney
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| Born | Robert Waterman McChesney December 22, 1952 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 25, 2025 (aged 72) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, author, activist, journalist |
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| Spouse | Inger Stole |
| Children | 2 |
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| Website | robertmcchesney |
Robert Waterman McChesney (/məkˈtʃɛsni/; December 22, 1952 – March 25, 2025) was an American professor notable in the history and political economy of communications, and the role media play in democratic and capitalist societies. He was the Gutgsell Endowed Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He co-founded Free Press, a national media reform organization. From 2002 to 2012, he hosted Media Matters, a weekly radio program every Sunday afternoon on WILL (AM), Illinois Public Media radio.