William Schneider (born October 8, 1944 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American

journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalis ...

. From 1990 to 2009 he served as CNN's senior political analyst. He is a Distinguished Senior Fellow & Resident Scholar at

Third Way The Third Way is a centrist political position that attempts to reconcile right-wing and left-wing politics by advocating a varying synthesis of centre-right economic policies with centre-left social policies. The Third Way was born from ...

, a Washington think tank. Schneider is also serving as the Omer L. and Nancy Hirst Professor at

George Mason University George Mason University (George Mason, Mason, or GMU) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia with an independent City of Fairfax, Virginia postal address in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The university was origin ...

's School of Public Policy. He is also currently teaching at

Schar School of Policy and Government. He has also been a contributing editor to the Opinion section of the

Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the ...

Awards

In 2003, he was awarded the Centennial Medal for contributions to society by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of highe ...

.CNN's Bill Schneider Joins Third Way
CNN press release found on PRweb, August 5, 2009. Accessed August 16, 2009 In 2001, he received the Julian P. Kanter Award for Excellence in Television from the

American Association of Political Consultants The American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) is the trade group for the political consulting profession in the United States. Founded in 1969, it is the world's largest organization of political consultants, public affairs profession ...

. He is also the recipient of the Brandeis University Pride Award and the Alumni Achievement Award. In 2009, the

International Foundation for Electoral Systems The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) is an international, non-profit organization founded in 1987. Based in Arlington, Virginia, the organization provides assistance and support for elections and electoral stakeholders in ...

presented Schneider with a special award "for his extensive coverage and keen insight of the 2008 United States presidential elections . . . showcasing democracy in action" to the world.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schneider, Bill 1944 births Living people American television reporters and correspondents American newspaper editors American political journalists Brandeis University alumni Harvard University alumni Harvard University faculty Woodrow Wilson High School (Portsmouth, Virginia) alumni CNN people George Mason University faculty