| Censored 1998: The Year's Top 25 Censored Stories Contributor(s): Phillips, Peter (Editor), Project Censored (Editor), Schechter, Danny (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1888363649 ISBN-13: 9781888363647 Publisher: Seven Stories Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1998 Annotation: The idea of respected press institutions offering balanced, unbiased treatment of important news events is fast approaching the status of fiction. "Censored" offers a sobering picture of the many ways in which the corporate media protects itself and its perceived interests at he expense of the public's right to know. Illustrations throughout. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civil Rights - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism - Political Science | Censorship |
| Dewey: 323.445 |
| Series: Censored: The News That Didn't Make the News -- The Year's Top 25 Censored Stories |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 5.49" W x 8.42" (0.95 lbs) 368 pages |
| 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. Beyond the Top 25 stories, additional chapters delve further into timely media topics: The Censored News and Media Analysis section provides annual updates on Junk Food News and News Abuse, Censored D j Vu, signs of hope in the alternative and news media, and the state of media bias and alternative coverage around the world. In the Truth Emergency section, scholars and journalists take a critical look at the US/NATO military-industrial-media empire. And in the Project Censored International section, the meaning of media democracy worldwide is explored in close association with Project Censored affiliates in universities and at media organizations all over the world. A perennial favorite of booksellers, teachers, and readers everywhere, Censored is one of the strongest life signs of our current collective desire to get the news we citizens need--despite what Big Media tells us. |