Robert W. McChesney

Robert W. McChesney is professor of communication at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His books include:


 * It's the Media, Stupid
 * Our Media, Not Theirs
 * Rich Media, Poor Democracy: Communication Politics in Dubious Times

He is married to Inger L. Stole.

Affiliations

 * Co-founder, Free Press
 * Director, Institute for Public Accuracy
 * MediaChannel, International Advisors
 * The Real News: International Founding Committee
 * Advisory Board, Media Education Foundation
 * Advisory Board (2006), Progressive Media Project
 * Advisory Council, Colombia Support Network

CV listed Affiliations

 * Member, Board of Directors, Independent Media Center, Urbana-Champaign, 2006-
 * Member, Board of Advisors, 4th Estate Society, 2005-
 * Member, Board of Directors, Institute for Public Accuracy, 2004-
 * Member, Board of Directors, Habitat Media, Inc., 2004-
 * Member, Free Speech TV Advisory Board, 2004-
 * Member, Founding Committee, Independent World Television, 2003-
 * Founder & President, Free Press, 2003-
 * Member, Advisory Board, Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting, 2002-
 * Member, Capital Campaign Committee, Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, 2002.
 * Member, Corporate Reform Commission, Citizen Works, 2002-2004.
 * Member, Advisory Board, Our Media Voice: A Campaign for Accountability, 2002-
 * President, Council of Professors, U.S. Campus Greens, 2001-2002.
 * Advisor/Associate, Project on Media Ownership, 2000-2002.
 * Member, Advisory Committee, World-Information.Org, 2000-
 * Member, Advisory Board, Chicago Media Watch, 1999-
 * Member, Advisory Board, The Progressive Media Project, 1999-
 * Advisor, The Media Channel, 1999-
 * Judge, Project Censored Survey of Most Underreported News Stories, 1999-2003
 * Treasurer, In These Times newspaper, 1999- 2000.
 * Member, Board of Advisors, Media Education Foundation, 1999-
 * Member, Advisory Board, Colombia Support Network, 1999-
 * Member, Board of Advisors, Media Program at the Open Society Institute, 1999-
 * Honorary Chair, Microradio Empowerment Coalition, 1999-
 * Trustee, The Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation, 1998-
 * Member, Editorial Advisory Board, The Progressive magazine, 1997-
 * Member, Board of Directors, Media Ownership Project of the Media Education Foundation, 1997-
 * Member, Board of Directors, Wisconsin Center for First Amendment Studies, 1997-
 * President, Board of Directors, Institute for Public Accuracy, 1997- 2004.
 * Member, Faculty Network, AFL-CIO Organizing Institute, 1997-
 * Member, Editorial Advisory Board, The Capital Times newspaper, Madison, Wis., 1997.
 * Member, Board of Directors, In These Times newspaper, 1995-
 * Member, Board of Directors & Executive Committee, Cultural Environment Movement, 1996-1999.
 * Member, Advisory Board, MediaVision, 1996-
 * Member, Media and Democracy Coordinating Committee, 1997.

Criticism from the Left

 * Michael Barker, "Media for Freedom?," The Unrepentant Marxist, March 31, 2010.