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Robert W. McChesney

Robert McChesney is Gutgsell Endowed Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois. He hosts the program Media Matters on WILL-AM every Sunday afternoon from 1-2PM central time. He and John Nichols, The Nation's Washington correspondent, are the founders of Free Press, the media reform network, and the authors of Tragedy and Farce: How the American Media Sell Wars, Spin Elections, and Destroy Democracy (New Press). He has written 16 books and his work has been translated into 15 languages.

The Death and Life of Great American Newspapers

March 18, 2009

The collapse of journalism threatens democracy itself--that's why we need a government rescue.

2008

Who'll Unplug Big Media? Stay Tuned

May 29, 2008

The media reform movement has made a few inroads, but there's still a long way to go.

2006

Fight for a Free Press

June 15, 2006

The collapse of journalism and the rise of commercialism is sparking a reform movement that will fight to ensure the First Amendment endures in the digital age.

2005

Bush's War on the Press

November 17, 2005

Until the Bush Administration is held accountable by Congress for its propaganda, manipulation of the truth and assaults on journalism, freedom of the press will exist in name only.
Congress Tunes In

May 5, 2005

Chastened by voter response to their earlier errors, many legislators push reform.
FCC: It Could Get Worse

February 3, 2005

2003

Up in Flames

October 30, 2003

The public revolts against monopoly media.
Standing Up to the FCC

June 5, 2003
FCC: Public Be Damned

May 15, 2003

Michael Powell is planning to gut rules designed to prevent media monopolies.
Media Democracy's Moment

February 6, 2003

2002

A Stealth Attack on Freedom of the Press

February 21, 2002

2001

The Making of a Movement

December 20, 2001

How to get serious about media reform.
Kennard, the Public & the FCC

April 26, 2001
Pacifica--A Way Out

January 25, 2001

2000

Antitrust & the Media--I

May 3, 2000

1999

The New Global Media

November 11, 1999
From Pacifica to the Atlantic

September 23, 1999

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