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Once upon a time the vast majority of Americans got their news from one of the three national television networks: ABC, CBS, NBC. Before TV, the news was reported by newspaper, radio and TV (mostly) men. It was a centralized operation and folks from paupers to presidents tuned in each and every evening to see what was happening in the world with "The CBS Evening News with Uncle Walter Cronkite.'' Now, even Uncle Walter would have a hard time being heard by millions who have countless options when it comes to finding the news that fits their views can find news that fits their views.

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Dick Schneider has been a journalist, he claims, since 1963 when, at age 9, he created his first newspaper. The story featured a fire at a neighbor’s house, started by a friend who had been gleefully, and blindly, setting off fireworks in the garage.

A native of the Philadelphia area (go Eagles!), Dick graduated from Florida Southern College and holds a masters degree from the University of Memphis. He was in the newspaper business (not counting 1963!) for more than 40 years, as a sports writer, news editor, then top editor at newspapers in Florida, Illinois and Tennessee. Dick also taught media studies at Belmont University. He has won numerous awards, including the Ethics in Journalism award from the University of Oregon as well as from Columbia University. He now calls Nashville home where he is working on his first novel, perhaps about that fire!