Joe Schneider’s journalism career stretches back to 1945 when he hawked extras on VJ Day. He worked on school papers and became a copyboy at the Louisville Courier-Journal. Later, he held reporting and editing positions in the southeastern United States. In 1962, he began a 10-year overseas stint with the Pacific and European editions of Stars and Stripes. He served as Southeast Asia Bureau chief, Philippines Bureau chief and Vietnam Bureau chief. He began working for The San Diego Union in 1972 and retired in 2003.

He has taught journalism classes at SDSU since 1975 and continues to work as freelancer. Received B. A. from the University of Louisville and M. A. from Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan.

Memberships: Society of Professional Journalists; serves on SPJ Board of Directors; faculty adviser, SDSU chapter of SPJ; Asian American Journalists Association; Investigative Reporters and Editors. Recipient of SPJ First Amendment Award. Joe and his wife, Lenore, live in Clairemont.