Professor McChesney Blowing the Roof off...

The Social Network Show welcomes Dr. Robert McChesney to the February 10, 2015 episode.Robert McChesney, PhD, Professor in the Communications Department at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, talks about democracy and capitalism and his new book, Blowing the Roof off the Twenty-First Century: Media, Politics, and the Struggle for Post-Capitalist Democracy. Hear what Dr. McChesney has to say about what is happening in the world today, the media and social media's reporting of world events and the populations lack of awareness.Robert W. McChesney, PhD  is the Gutgsell Endowed Professor in the Department of Communication professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. His work concentrates on the history and political economy of communication, emphasizing the role media play in democratic and capitalist societies. Dr. McChesney has a particular interest in the state of journalism, and the relationship of media systems and structures to effective self-governance. He is the co-founder of Free Press, a national media reform organization. From 2002–2012 Dr.  McChesney hosted the “Media Matters” weekly radio program every Sunday afternoon on WILL-AMDr. McChesney is among the most widely read and honored communication scholars in the world today. His work has been professionally translated into 31 languages. Utne Reader in 2008 listed him as one of their "50 visionaries who are changing the world." Since launching his academic career in the late 1980s, McChesney has made some 800 conference presentations and visiting guest lectures as well as more than 1,000 radio and television guest appearances. He has been the subject of more than 130 published profiles and interviews.Learn more about Dr. Robert McChesney on Wikipedia, and check out his books on Amazon.