| Censored: The Top 25 Censored Stories 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Phillips, Peter (Editor), Project Censored (Editor), Palast, Greg (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1583226567 ISBN-13: 9781583226568 Publisher: Seven Stories Press OUR PRICE: $36.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: Praise for Project Censored: "Buy it, read it, act on it. Our future depends on the knowledge this collection of suppressed stories allows us."-"San Diego Review" "Devastating evidence of the dumbing down of mainstream news in America. . . . . Required reading for broadcasters, journalists, and well-informed citizens."-"Los Angeles Times" "A terrific resource."-"Library Journal" "A distant early warning system for society's problems."-"American Journalism Review" Project Censored highlights the year's 25 most important underreported news stories, alerting readers to deficiencies in corporate media. And this year, for the first time ever, "Censored 2005" will add some original reporting of its own, breaking a major news story in its pages. "Censored 2005" additionally features essays by Stephanie Dyer, Ph.D., (on cross-ownership of U.S. broadcast media), and Normon Soloman (on the state of media in the US). Peter Phillips, director of Project Censored, is an associate professor of sociology at Sonoma State University. He is known for his op-ed pieces in the alternative press and independent newspapers nationwide, including "Z Magazine" and "Social Policy," He frequently speaks on censorship and various sociopolitical issues on radio and TV talk shows, including "Talk of the Nation," "Public Interest," "World Radio Network," and "Democracy Now!," He lives in rural Sonoma County, California. Project Censored, founded in 1976 by Carl Jensen, has as its principal objective the advocacy for and protection of First Amendment rights and the freedom of information in the United States. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Political Science | Censorship |
| Dewey: 323.445 |
| Series: Censored: The News That Didn't Make the News (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.8" W x 8.84" (1.29 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The yearly volumes of Censored, in continuous publication since 1976 and since 1995 available through Seven Stories Press, is dedicated to the stories that ought to be top features on the nightly news, but that are missing because of media bias and self-censorship. The top stories are listed democratically in order of importance according to students, faculty, and a national panel of judges. Each of the top stories is presented at length, alongside updates from the investigative reporters who broke the stories. |