Bill Bishop (author)
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Bill Bishop 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
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. He is the co-founder and contributing editor of the ''Daily Yonder'', a blog about
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issues in the United States. Bishop has worked for several newspapers: the '' Austin American-Statesman'', '' Lexington Herald-Leader'', and ''
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''. 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
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thebigsort.com. Retrieved June 2013


Awards

* 1996 Gerald Loeb Award for Commentary


References


External links


''The Big Sort''

''Daily Yonder''
Living people 1953 births Gerald Loeb Award winners for Columns, Commentary, and Editorials Duke University alumni Place of birth missing (living people) People from La Grange, Texas Writers from Texas American male journalists Austin American-Statesman people American social commentators {{US-writer-stub