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William Allen Bishop | |
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| Born | 1953 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
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| Known for | Co-author of The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America is Tearing Us Apart |
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William Allen Bishop (born 1953)[1][2] is an American author, journalist and social commentator. He co-wrote a book with retired college professor Robert Cushing entitled The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America is Tearing Us Apart. His ideas have influenced the speeches of former U.S. President Bill Clinton.[3][4]
Bishop was born in Louisville, Kentucky.[5]
He is the co-founder and contributing editor of the Daily Yonder, a blog about rural issues in the United States. Bishop has worked for several newspapers: the Austin American-Statesman, Lexington Herald-Leader, and The Mountain Eagle. He has a degree from Duke University. His wife, Julie Ardery, is also a co-founder and contributing editor of the Daily Yonder. The couple previously owned a newspaper: the Bastrop County Times. They currently live in La Grange, Texas.[6][7]
- ^ "Philip Ardery Obituary". Lexington Herald-Leader. July 29, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "The big sort". Library of Congress. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ The Big Sort thebigsort.com. Retrieved March 2011
- ^ The Big Sort: Excerpt economist.com. Retrieved March 2011
- ^ Cross, Al; Blackford, Ann (October 24, 2014). "Kentuckians Win Top Awards of Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues". UK Now. University of Kentucky. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Staff" Archived June 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine dailyyonder.com. Retrieved June 2013
- ^ "Authors" thebigsort.com. Retrieved June 2013