Background
Cherniss, Norman Arnold was born on July 16, 1926 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. Son of David P. and Esther (Arenson) Cherniss.
Cherniss, Norman Arnold was born on July 16, 1926 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. Son of David P. and Esther (Arenson) Cherniss.
Bachelor, State University Iowa, 1950. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1958—1959. Postgraduate, University California, Los Angeles, 1960—1961.
Reporter Council Bluffs (Iowa) Nonpareil, 1942—1944. Newswriter Station KOIL, Omaha, 1946. Correspondent International News Service, Iowa City, 1948—1949.
Editorial writer Des Moines (Iowa) Register and Tribune, 1949, Evansville (Indiana) Courier, 1951—1953. Editor editorial pages Riverside (California) Press and Enterprise, 1953—1967, associate editor, 1967—1971, executive editor, since 1971. Visiting lecturer University California, Los Angeles, 1965—1966, University Southern California, 1968—1969, 1971, 79.
Visiting professor, editor in residence Columbis Graduate School Journalism, 1969—1970. With United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946.
Member of National Conference Editorial Writers, American Society Newspaper Editors, Society Nieman Fellows, Kappa Tau Alpha.