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| Born | April 4, 1936 New York City, US |
| Other names | Bob Scheer |
| Education | Christopher Columbus High School |
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| Years active | 1960s–present |
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| Children | Christopher (b. 1968) |
Robert Scheer (born April 4, 1936) is an American left-wing journalist who has written for Ramparts, the Los Angeles Times, Playboy, Hustler Magazine, Truthdig, ScheerPost and other publications as well as having written many books. His column for Truthdig was nationally syndicated by Creators Syndicate in publications such as The Huffington Post and The Nation. He is a clinical professor of communications at the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism at the University of Southern California. Scheer is the former editor in-chief for the Webby Award-winning[1] online magazine Truthdig.[2] For many years, he co-hosted the nationally syndicated political analysis radio program Left, Right & Center on National Public Radio (NPR), produced at public radio station KCRW in Santa Monica.[3] The Society of Professional Journalists awarded Scheer the 2011 Sigma Delta Chi Award for his column.[4]
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- ^ "Home". www.webbyawards.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-26.
- ^ "About Robert Scheer, Editor in Chief". Truthdig. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ^ Steve Carney (August 8, 2003). "Huffington gives up talk spot". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ 2011 Sigma Delta Chi winners