Robert Waterman McChesney

Robert Waterman McChesney is an American professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the Gutgsell Endowed Professor in the Department of Communication. His work concentrates on the history and political economy of communication, emphasizing the role media play in democratic and capitalist societies. McChesney has a particular interest in the state of journalism, and the relationship of media systems and structures to effect... More

Date of birth:

  • 1952 (age 60 years)

Also known as:

  • Robert W. McChesney
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Year Award Winning work
  • 2000

Goldsmith Book Prize Winners

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