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Censored 2007 The Top 25 Censored Stories

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ISBN-10: 1583227385

ISBN-13: 9781583227381

Edition: 2006

Authors: Peter Phillips, Project Censored, Robert Jensen, Tomorrow

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"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 "For the smart and courageous news manager, this annual report is a virtual road map for the coming year's news schedule. Many of these stories should, in an ideal news world, prompt deep and lengthy investigative efforts."- The Village Voice "A distant early warning system for society's problems."- American Journalism Review The…    
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Book details

List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Publication date: 10/3/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Peter Phillips is the director of Project Censored & an associate professor of sociology at Sonoma State University. Phillips writes op-ed pieces in the alternative press & independent newspapers nationwide. He frequently speaks on media censorship & various sociopolitical issues on radio & TV talk shows, including "Talk of the Nation", "Public Interest", "Talk America", "Democracy Now!", & the "Jim Hightower Show".

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.

Dedication: To Carl Jensen for 30 Years of Censored News
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Top Censored Stories of 2005 and 2006
Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media
Halliburton Charged with Selling Nuclear Technologies to Iran
Oceans of the World in Extreme Danger
Hunger and Homelessness Increasing in the U.S.
High-Tech Genocide in Congo
Federal Whistleblower Protection in Jeopardy
U.S. Operatives Torture Detainees to Death in Afghanistan and Iraq
Pentagon Exempt from Freedom of Information Act
The World Bank Funds Israel-Palestine Wall
Expanded Air War in Iraq Kills More Civilians
Dangers of Genetically Modified Food Confirmed
Pentagon Plans to Build New Landmines
New Evidence Establishes Dangers of Roundup
Homeland Security Contracts KBR to Build Detention Centers in the U.S.
Chemical Industry is EPA's Primary Research Partner
Ecuador and Mexico Defy U.S. on International Criminal Court
Iraq Invasion Promotes OPEC Agenda
Physicist Challenges Official 9/11 Story
Destruction of Rainforests Worst Ever
Bottled Water: A Global Environmental Problem
Gold Mining Company Threatens Ancient Andean Glaciers
Billions in Homeland Security Spending Undisclosed
U.S. Oil Targets Kyoto in Europe
Cheney's Halliburton Stock Rose Over 3,000 Percent Last Year
U.S. Military in Paraguay Threatens Region
Censored Deja Vu: What Happened to Previous Censored Stories
Thirty Years of Censored News
Junk Food News and News Abuse
The Ongoing Contest: Media Reform and Democracy
Corporate Media Today
The Worst Media Manipulations-and How to Win Against Spin
Fear & Favor 2005: FAIR'S Sixth Annual Report
Index on Censorship: Annual Report
The Global Dominance Group and U.S. Corporate Media
The Israel Lobby and the Global Dominance Group
A Study of Bias in the Associated Press
Heterosexual Anxiety and Gay Media Visibility: Heterosexuals' Perceptions of Gay Images
Japan's News Media: Voice of the Powerful, Neglecter of the Voiceless
Milosevic's Death in the Propaganda System
Finding the Openings for Media Democracy
Index
About the Editor
How to Support Project Censored