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<p> From: NLNS
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<p> From: NLNS
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Subject: Project Censored</p>
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<p>By Carl Jensen,Ph.D.
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<p>By Carl Jensen,Ph.D.
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Director of "Project Censored"
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Sonoma State University
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Rohnert Park, California</p>
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<p>What is Project Censored?</p>
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<p>The basic premise of Project Censored is that the mass media have failed
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<p>What is Project Censored?</p>
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<p>The basic premise of Project Censored is that the mass media have failed
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to provide the public with all the information it needs to succeed and
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prosper as a society.</p>
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<p>While the United States may have a free press and the most sophisti-cated communications system in the world, unfortunately a free press and
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<p>While the United States may have a free press and the most sophisti-cated communications system in the world, unfortunately a free press and
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high technology do not guarantee a well-informed society.</p>
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<p>The problem is not the quantity of information, which sometimes reaches
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<p>The problem is not the quantity of information, which sometimes reaches
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an overload level, but the quality of information. For example, when
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something starts to go wrong in your personal life, there generally are
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some warning signals that alert you to the problem. If you are a
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rational person, you normally would act upon that information in an
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effort to solve the problem.</p>
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<p>So too, it is with a society. When a problem arises, there should be a
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<p>So too, it is with a society. When a problem arises, there should be a
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warning signal -- information-- that alerts the citizens that something
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is wrong which needs attention and resolution. An aware and informed
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populace could then influence its leaders to act upon that information
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in an effort to solve the problem. This, unfortunately, is not the case
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in the United States as we are becoming abundantly aware during these
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difficult times.</p>
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<p>I would suggest that a systematic omission of news about significant
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<p>I would suggest that a systematic omission of news about significant
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issues in our major news media has led to a dangerously distorted
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picture of America in the late 20th Century. This false picture of
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society, while perhaps reassuring to, or even desired by, an elite group
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in our society, represents a festering sore that must be treated if we
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are to survive as a nation.</p>
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<p>To understand how this situation has come about in a society with a free
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<p>To understand how this situation has come about in a society with a free
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press that mass produces information, we must understand how the flow
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of information is controlled.</p>
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<p>In totalitarian societies, we find outright, overt censorship. The
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<p>In totalitarian societies, we find outright, overt censorship. The
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state, through its bureaucracy, determines what can or cannot be said or
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printed and maintains its control of the information flow through a
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monopoly on the means of production of the information industry. The
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@ -44,33 +45,33 @@ parliamentary commission, chaired by Volodymyr Yavorivsky, revealed
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that in April 1986 Soviet authorities reacted to the Chernobyl nuclear
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power accident with "a total lie, falsehoods, coverup and concealment"
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which led to thousands of deaths.</p>
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<p>In societies perceived as free, we find the information output deter-mined by economic pressures to produce corporate profits, by a system-atic distribution of "punishment and reward" to workers in the media,
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<p>In societies perceived as free, we find the information output deter-mined by economic pressures to produce corporate profits, by a system-atic distribution of "punishment and reward" to workers in the media,
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and by a less obvious, but nonetheless effective, control of the means
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of production of the information industry. The latter is
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well-documented in Ben Bagdikian's book "The Media Monopoly."</p>
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<p>In both cases, the efforts to manipulate and control the flow of
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<p>In both cases, the efforts to manipulate and control the flow of
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information are successful -- whether by overt censorship or by covert
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censorship. The crucial difference is that the citizens in a
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totalitarian society are aware that their information is controlled
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and manipulated and they conduct their lives with that knowledge.</p>
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<p>However, the citizens of a free society, such as the United States, want
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<p>However, the citizens of a free society, such as the United States, want
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to believe the mass media provide them with a fair, objective, and
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uncensored report of what is happening in the world around them and thus
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are lulled into a false sense of being well-informed.</p>
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<p>Project Censored Launched</p>
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<p>In 1976, concerned about increasing social problems and public apa-thy, I launched a national research effort, called Project Censored, to
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<p>Project Censored Launched</p>
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<p>In 1976, concerned about increasing social problems and public apa-thy, I launched a national research effort, called Project Censored, to
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explore whether there really is a systematic omission of certain issues
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in our national news media. My quest was specifically stimulated by
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personal bewilderment over how the American people could elect Richard
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Nixon by a landslide after Watergate, one of the most sensational
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political crimes of the century.</p>
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<p>Project Censored is now an international media research project in its
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<p>Project Censored is now an international media research project in its
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16th year. By exploring and publicizing stories on important issues
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that have been overlooked or underreported by the news media, the
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project seeks to stimulate journalists and editors to provide more mass
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media coverage of those issues. It also hopes to encourage the general
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public to seek out and demand more information on those issues.</p>
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<p>Since its start, the research project has generated queries for more
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<p>Since its start, the research project has generated queries for more
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information about the project as well as about individual stories from
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journalists, scholars, and concerned people throughout the world. It
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has been described variously as a tip sheet for investigative television
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@ -84,33 +85,33 @@ attention to the most important San Francisco Bay Area stories that the
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local media under-report or ignore. Bay Area Censored, now in its third
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year, is sponsored by the Media Alliance, a San Francisco-based
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organization of journalists.</p>
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<p>The Project director has been cited by the Giraffe Project for "sticking
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<p>The Project director has been cited by the Giraffe Project for "sticking
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his neck out for the common good; " been honored with the Media Alli-ance Meritorious Achievement Award in the "Unimpeachable of the annual
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Freedom of Information Award from the Society of Professional
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Journalists, in Los Angeles; and was named the "Outstanding Journalism
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Teacher of 1991" at the four-year college level by the California
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Newspaper Publishers Association.</p>
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<p>Despite its growing impact and recognition, the Project has largely been
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<p>Despite its growing impact and recognition, the Project has largely been
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ignored by the major news media in the United States, which,
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incidentally, are not known for their inclination to accept and evaluate
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criticism. Supporters of Project Censored regularly nominate the pro-ject itself as a top "censored' ' story of the year. This may be
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changing, however. The Project's first major national media recognition
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occurred in February, 1991,when it was the subject of an hour-long
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documentary on PBS-TV, hosted by Bill Moyers.</p>
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<p>Information about securing a copy of the videotape, titled "Moyers:
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<p>Information about securing a copy of the videotape, titled "Moyers:
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Project Censored," is available from Public Affairs Television, 356 West
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58th St., New York, NY 10019, (212/560-6961).</p>
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<p>The Censored Research Process</p>
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<p>Researchers in the censorship seminar I teach at Sonoma State University
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<p>The Censored Research Process</p>
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<p>Researchers in the censorship seminar I teach at Sonoma State University
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have reviewed thousands of stories over the past 16 years that many
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Americans have not seen or heard about. The stories are nominated
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annually by journalists, scholars, librarians, and the general public
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from throughout the United States and abroad.</p>
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<p>We then select the top 25 stories according to a number of criteria in-cluding the amount of coverage the story received, the importance of the
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<p>We then select the top 25 stories according to a number of criteria in-cluding the amount of coverage the story received, the importance of the
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issue, the reliability of the source, and the potential impact the story
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may have. Next, the top 25 "censored" stories are submitted in synopsis
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form to a panel of judges who select the top ten stories of the year.</p>
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<p>A review of the project to date reveals that the major news media do
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<p>A review of the project to date reveals that the major news media do
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systematically overlook, ignore, or distort certain subjects. The most
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under-reported category of ignored subjects deals with political or gov-ernmental issues ranging from regulatory agencies to foreign
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political/ military involvement to the presidency. The second leading
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pharmaceutical malfeasance or low-level radiation. Other leading
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subjects often under covered by the mainstream press include civil and
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human rights, the military, and the environment.</p>
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<p>Why Are Some Issues Overlooked?</p>
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<p>One of the questions often asked is why doesn't the press cover the
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<p>Why Are Some Issues Overlooked?</p>
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<p>One of the questions often asked is why doesn't the press cover the
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issues raised by Project Censored. The failure of the news media to
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cover critical and sometimes controversial issues consistently and in
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depth is not, as some say, a conspiracy on the part of the media elite.
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News is too diverse, fast-breaking, and unpredictable to be controlled
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by some sinister conservative eastern establishment media cabal.</p>
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<p>However, there are a variety of factors operating that, when combined,
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<p>However, there are a variety of factors operating that, when combined,
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lead to the systematic failure of the news media to fully inform the
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public. While it is not an overt form of censorship, such as the kind
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we observe in some other societies, it is nonetheless real and often
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equally dangerous.</p>
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<p>The media's explanations for censorship are plentiful. Sometimes a
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<p>The media's explanations for censorship are plentiful. Sometimes a
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source for a story isn't considered to be reliable; other times the
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story doesn't have an easily identifiable "beginning, middle, and end;"
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some stories are considered to be "too complex" for the general public;
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most of the other 1650 daily newspapers know their news judgment isn't
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going to be challenged when they produce the-leader" stories, a practice
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which leads to the "pack" or "herd" phenomenon in journalism.</p>
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<p>Another major factor contributing to media self-censorship is that the
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<p>Another major factor contributing to media self-censorship is that the
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story is considered potentially libelous. There is no question that
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long and costly jury trials, and sometimes large judgments against the
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media, have produced a massive chilling effect on the press and replaced
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copy editors with copy attorneys.</p>
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<p>Nonetheless, the bottom line explanation for much of the censorship
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<p>Nonetheless, the bottom line explanation for much of the censorship
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found in the mainstream media is the media's own bottom line. Corpo-rate media perceive their primary responsibility is to maximize profits,
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not, as some would have it, to inform the public. Many of the stories
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cited by Project Censored are not in the best financial interests of
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stenographers school of journalism. And, of course, there is always the
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"don't rock the boat" mentality which pervades corporate media
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boardrooms.</p>
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<p>Jonathan Alter, media columnist for Newsweek, suggests an additional
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<p>Jonathan Alter, media columnist for Newsweek, suggests an additional
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reason for the lack of coverage given some issues. According to Alter,
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some stories are not covered because they do not fit conventional
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definitions of news. This, of course, is why I suggest it is time for
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journalism to rethink its traditional definitions of news. In a time of
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pending economic doom, nuclear terrorism, and environmental disaster,
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it is not news when a man bites a dog.</p>
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<p>Real news is not repetitive, sensationalistic coverage of
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<p>Real news is not repetitive, sensationalistic coverage of
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non-important events such as the William Kennedy Smith Palm Beach trial
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which attracted so much media attention in 1991.</p>
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<p>By contrast, real news is objective and reliable information about
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<p>By contrast, real news is objective and reliable information about
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important events happening in a society. And I suggest that the
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widespread dissemination of such information will help people become
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better informed and that a better informed public will elect
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politicians who are more responsive to people's needs.</p>
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<p>A Smoking Gun! People Magazine Censors Bohemian Grove Story</p>
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<p>Critics of Project Censored, who deny there is such a thing as media
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<p>A Smoking Gun! People Magazine Censors Bohemian Grove Story</p>
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<p>Critics of Project Censored, who deny there is such a thing as media
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self-censorship, often ask for "smoking gun" examples. Then, when
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provided with such examples, they too often merely ignore them. None-theless, here's another example, excerpted from an article I wrote for
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Fine Line, The Newsletter On Journalism Ethics, "Project Censored,
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Sins of Omission and The Hardest 'W' of all -- Why," November/ December
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1991 .</p>
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<p>Perhaps the most blatant recent example of media self-censorship, and
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<p>Perhaps the most blatant recent example of media self-censorship, and
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media denial, is an incident which occurred during the summer of 1991.
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The Bohemian Grove encampment, which draws the cream of America's male
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power elite -- including press moguls -- to northern California each
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year, is one of the media's best known, best kept secrets.</p>
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<p>Dirk Mathison, San Francisco bureau chief for People Magazine at the
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<p>Dirk Mathison, San Francisco bureau chief for People Magazine at the
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time, managed to surreptitiously infiltrate the encampment in search of
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a good story. And he got it. He recorded a variety of newsworthy
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items, including a previously unpublicized Gulf War Iraqi casualty
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count of 200000 as reported to the Bohemian Club members by former
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Navy Secretary John Lehman. Unfortunately, Mathison was spotted by a
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Time Inc. executive and quietly ordered to leave.</p>
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<p>The article, which Mathison said was scheduled to run for four pages,
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<p>The article, which Mathison said was scheduled to run for four pages,
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was suddenly killed. When I asked Lanny Jones, managing editor of
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People Magazine, whether the fact that Time Inc. owns People had
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anything to do with killing the story, he said no. Since his magazine
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had obtained the story by illegal trespass, he said, running it would
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have been unethical.</p>
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<p>Think about it. People Magazine -- pleading ethics to explain why it
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<p>Think about it. People Magazine -- pleading ethics to explain why it
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spiked a story the American people should hear!</p>
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<p>When I took exception to Jones' response, he asked me what I would have
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<p>When I took exception to Jones' response, he asked me what I would have
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done without violating the publication's guidelines. I said, at the
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very least, I'd have Mathison write a straight news article describing
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exactly what happened -- how he gained access to the Bohemian Grove,
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what he heard there, and why he was told to leave. Jones said it was a
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good idea and he'd think about it. That was August 6, 1991.</p>
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<p>The People Magazine/Bohemian Grove story of self-censorship is a classic
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<p>The People Magazine/Bohemian Grove story of self-censorship is a classic
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example of the dangers Ben Bagdikian warns about in Media Monopoly. If
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People Magazine were not part of the Time Inc. media empire, it is
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doubtful that the story would have been spiked.</p>
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<p>Would It Make Any Difference?</p>
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<p>Finally, there is yet another question that is often asked about the
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<p>Would It Make Any Difference?</p>
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<p>Finally, there is yet another question that is often asked about the
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project. Would it really make any difference if the press were to
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provide more coverage for the kinds of stories cited by Project
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Censored?</p>
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<p>The answer is very simple: yes.</p>
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<p>First, there is the issue of a lack of public interest. Critics of
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<p>The answer is very simple: yes.</p>
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<p>First, there is the issue of a lack of public interest. Critics of
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Project Censored say that the media give the public what it wants, i.e.
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"junk food news," because the people are not interested in reading about
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the issues raised by Project Censored. We counter that by saying,
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present information people should know about in a way that will attract
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their attention and be relevant to their everyday lives. And, when the
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media do this, the people will read and respond to the issues raised.</p>
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<p>An example of what the press can do when it takes its responsibilities
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<p>An example of what the press can do when it takes its responsibilities
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seriously is provided by one of 1991's top 25 stories -- "Voodoo
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Economics: The Untold Story" (#3). Authors Donald Barlett and James
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Steele, and their newspaper, The Philadelphia Inquirer, invested the
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Inquirer started to receive requests for reprints. Altogether the
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newspaper distributed more than 225000 free reprints. One reader
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wanted 535 copies -- one to distribute to each member of Congress.</p>
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<p>There is, indeed, a genuine desire on the part of people to know more
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<p>There is, indeed, a genuine desire on the part of people to know more
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about issues that affect them. But then, the next question is, would it
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make any difference if the people were better informed?</p>
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<p>Hunger in Africa was consistently nominated as a "censored" subject
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<p>Hunger in Africa was consistently nominated as a "censored" subject
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during the early 1980s. When I would ask journalists why they did not
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cover the tragedy unfolding there, they would say: " It is not news, "
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or, "Everyone already knows about starving Africans," or "Nothing can be
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done about it anyway.''</p>
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<p>Early in 1984, an ABC-TV News correspondent in Rome came upon
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<p>Early in 1984, an ABC-TV News correspondent in Rome came upon
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information that led him to believe that millions of lives were being
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threatened by drought and famine in Africa. He asked the home office in
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New York for permission to take his crew to Africa to get the story.
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The answer was no.</p>
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<p>(There's an ironic twist to this story. I subsequently discovered who
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<p>(There's an ironic twist to this story. I subsequently discovered who
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it was at ABC that refused to let the network's TV crew go to Africa in
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1984. It was Rick Kaplan, who later became executive producer of Ted
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Koppel's "Nightline." And, in mid-1986, it was the same Rick Kaplan
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who killed a two-part "Nightline" series on Project Censored which was
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going to explore whether the news media ever overlook, undercover, or
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censor important stories.)</p>
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<p>ABC-TV News was not the only, nor even the first, television network to
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<p>ABC-TV News was not the only, nor even the first, television network to
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reject the tragic story of starving children in Ethiopia. In October,
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1983, David Kline, a free-lance journalist and news producer in San
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Francisco, shot film on assignment for CBS showing emaciated adults and
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offered the story to a number of magazines including Life, Playboy, The
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New Yorker, Esquire, Harper's, and Mother Jones, all of whom rejected
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it. Only the Christian Science Monitor ran Kline's piece.</p>
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<p>Later, as we all now know, a BBC television crew, traveling through
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<p>Later, as we all now know, a BBC television crew, traveling through
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Ethiopia, captured the stark reality of children starving to death.
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People throughout the world saw the coverage and responded.
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Overnight, it sparked a world-wide reaction that reportedly saved the
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lives of seven million Ethiopians.</p>
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<p>Indeed, the media can make a difference.</p>
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<p>The press has the power to stimulate people to clean up the environ-ment; to prevent nuclear proliferation; to force crooked politicians
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<p>Indeed, the media can make a difference.</p>
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<p>The press has the power to stimulate people to clean up the environ-ment; to prevent nuclear proliferation; to force crooked politicians
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out of office; to reduce poverty; to provide quality health care for
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all people; to create a truly equitable society; and, as we have seen,
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to literally save the lives of millions of human beings.</p>
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<p>Project Censored Judges Of 1991</p>
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<p>One of the most difficult challenges of Project Censored is to select
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<p>Project Censored Judges Of 1991</p>
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<p>One of the most difficult challenges of Project Censored is to select
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the top ten "censored" stories from among the 25 top nominations. This
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responsibility falls to our distinguished national panel of judges who
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volunteer their efforts. Perhaps one of the greatest tributes to the
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have participated in Project Censored every year since selecting the
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first group of "best censored stories" of 1976. We are indebted to the
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following judges who selected the top ten "censored" stories of 1991.</p>
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<p>Dr. Donna Allen, founding editor of Media Report to Women;</p>
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<p>Ben Bagdikian,* Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Journalism, UC-Berkeley;</p>
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<p>Richard Barnet, Senior Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies;</p>
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<p>Noam Chomsky,* professor, Linguistics and Philosophy, MIT;</p>
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<p>Dr. George Gerbner, professor, Annenberg School of Communications,
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<p>Dr. Donna Allen, founding editor of Media Report to Women;</p>
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<p>Ben Bagdikian,* Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Journalism, UC-Berkeley;</p>
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<p>Richard Barnet, Senior Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies;</p>
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<p>Noam Chomsky,* professor, Linguistics and Philosophy, MIT;</p>
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<p>Dr. George Gerbner, professor, Annenberg School of Communications,
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University of Pennsylvania;</p>
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<p>Nicholas Johnson, * professor, College of Law, University of Iowa;</p>
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<p>Rhoda H. Karpatkin, executive director, Consumers Union;</p>
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<p>Charles L. Klotzer, editor and publisher, St. Louis Journalism
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<p>Nicholas Johnson, * professor, College of Law, University of Iowa;</p>
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<p>Rhoda H. Karpatkin, executive director, Consumers Union;</p>
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<p>Charles L. Klotzer, editor and publisher, St. Louis Journalism
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Review;</p>
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<p>Judith Krug, director, Office for Intellectual Freedom, American
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<p>Judith Krug, director, Office for Intellectual Freedom, American
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Library Association;</p>
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<p>Frances Moore Lappe, co-founder and co-director, Institute for the Arts
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<p>Frances Moore Lappe, co-founder and co-director, Institute for the Arts
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of Democracy;</p>
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<p>William Lutz, professor, English, Rutgers University, and editor of The
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<p>William Lutz, professor, English, Rutgers University, and editor of The
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Quarterly Review of Doublespeak;</p>
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<p>Robert C. Maynard, editor and publisher, Oakland Tribune;</p>
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<p>Jack L. Nelson, * professor, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers
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<p>Robert C. Maynard, editor and publisher, Oakland Tribune;</p>
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<p>Jack L. Nelson, * professor, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers
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University;</p>
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<p>Tom Peters, nationally syndicated columnist on excellence;</p>
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<p>Herbert 1. Schiller, Professor Emeritus of Communication, UC-San Diego;</p>
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<p>Sheila Rabb Weidenfeld,* president, D.C. Productions.</p>
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<p>The following pages provide a brief one page synopsis of each of the top
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<p>Tom Peters, nationally syndicated columnist on excellence;</p>
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<p>Herbert 1. Schiller, Professor Emeritus of Communication, UC-San Diego;</p>
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<p>Sheila Rabb Weidenfeld,* president, D.C. Productions.</p>
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<p>The following pages provide a brief one page synopsis of each of the top
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25 censored stories of 1991 and some additional background information
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about the issue supplied by the author when available. If you are
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interested in any of these issues, you are encouraged to go to the
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original articles, or other sources, for more information. The synopsis
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is merely a brief overview of the issue.</p>
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<p>From: New Liberation News Service <special>nlns@igc.apc.org</special>
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</p>
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<p>/* Written 11:38 am Mar 19, 1993 by newsdesk@igc.apc.org in igc:media.issues */
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<p>From: New Liberation News Service <special>nlns@igc.apc.org</special>
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</p>
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<p>/* Written 11:38 am Mar 19, 1993 by newsdesk@igc.apc.org in igc:media.issues */
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/* ---------- "Project Censored" ---------- */
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From: News Desk <special>newsdesk</special>
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Subject: Project Censored</p>
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<p>Events conspired against me but here at long last is the 1992 list
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<p>Events conspired against me but here at long last is the 1992 list
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from Project Censored. Hopefully, it has not already been uploaded
|
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by someone else...</p>
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<p>Brian Wilson
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<p>Brian Wilson
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Sonoma State University</p>
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<p>NEWS FROM: PROJECT CENSORED
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<p>NEWS FROM: PROJECT CENSORED
|
||||
Sonoma State University
|
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Rohnert Park, CA 94928</p>
|
||||
<p>For Immediate Release: # 106
|
||||
<p>For Immediate Release: # 106
|
||||
Contact: Mark Lowenthal
|
||||
Project Censored: 707/664-2500</p>
|
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<p>(EDITOR'S NOTE: A NATIONAL PANEL OF MEDIA EXPERTS ANNUALLY SELECTS
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<p>(EDITOR'S NOTE: A NATIONAL PANEL OF MEDIA EXPERTS ANNUALLY SELECTS
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THE TOP TEN UNDER-REPORTED NEWS STORIES OF THE YEAR.)</p>
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<p>NEWS MEDIA SELL-OUT TOPS CENSORED NEWS LIST</p>
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<p>ROHNERT PARK -- The top censored story of 1992 revealed how
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<p>NEWS MEDIA SELL-OUT TOPS CENSORED NEWS LIST</p>
|
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<p>ROHNERT PARK -- The top censored story of 1992 revealed how
|
||||
the nation's major news media traded their traditional adversarial
|
||||
watchdog role for profits and deregulation during the Reagan/Bush era
|
||||
according to a national panel of media experts.
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@ -393,7 +394,7 @@ attend.
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cold war did not end the secretive cold war mentality of the Pentagon; today,
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close to $100 million is being spent to fuel the national security machinery
|
||||
of the Pentagon.</p>
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<p>15 OTHER "CENSORED" STORIES
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<p>15 OTHER "CENSORED" STORIES
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Another 15 under-reported issues round out the list of the top 25
|
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"censored" stories of 1992: Solar Power Eclipsed by Oil, Gas, and Nuclear
|
||||
Interests; What Happened to the EPA?; The Specter of Sterility; News Media
|
||||
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@ -404,7 +405,7 @@ Pacific; Black Gold Conquistadors Invade Ecuador; How To Sell Pollution for
|
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Profit; Clear-cutting the World's Rainforests; Censorship Through Bribery;
|
||||
The No-Pest Shell Game; University of Arizona Desecrates Sacred Native
|
||||
American Site.</p>
|
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<p>PROJECT CENSORED JUDGES
|
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<p>PROJECT CENSORED JUDGES
|
||||
The panel of judges who selected the top ten under-reported
|
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news stories were Dr. Donna Allen, founding editor of Media Report to
|
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Women; Richard Barnet, Senior Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies;
|
||||
|
@ -447,14 +448,14 @@ CENSORED Newsletter, PO Box 310, Cotati, CA 94931.
|
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To receive a free pamphlet listing the top 25 stories, please send a
|
||||
self-addressed, stamped envelope to PROJECT CENSORED, Sonoma State
|
||||
University, Rohnert Park, CA 94928.</p>
|
||||
<p>--SSU--</p>
|
||||
<p>(EDITOR'S NOTE: SIDEBAR STORY #1 FOLLOWS)</p>
|
||||
<p>INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA
|
||||
<p>--SSU--</p>
|
||||
<p>(EDITOR'S NOTE: SIDEBAR STORY #1 FOLLOWS)</p>
|
||||
<p>INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA
|
||||
CITED FOR EXPOSING "CENSORED" STORIES</p>
|
||||
<p>Following are the investigative journalists and media cited by Project
|
||||
<p>Following are the investigative journalists and media cited by Project
|
||||
Censored for exposing the top ten issues overlooked or under-reported by the
|
||||
national news media in 1992:</p>
|
||||
<p>1.THE GREAT MEDIA SELL-OUT. MOTHER JONES, May/June 1992,
|
||||
<p>1.THE GREAT MEDIA SELL-OUT. MOTHER JONES, May/June 1992,
|
||||
"Journalism of Joy," by Ben Bagdikian.
|
||||
2.CORPORATE CRIME. MULTINATIONAL MONITOR, December 1991,
|
||||
"Corporate Crime & Violence in Review," by Russell Mokhiber.
|
||||
|
@ -488,10 +489,10 @@ CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF COMMERCIALISM, 1992, "Dictating Content: How
|
|||
Advertising Pressure Can Corrupt a Free Press," by Ronald K. L. Collins.
|
||||
10.PENTAGON'S POST COLD WAR BLACK BUDGET. MOTHER JONES,
|
||||
March/April 1992, "The Pentagon's Secret Stash," by Tim Weiner.</p>
|
||||
<p>-- SSU --</p>
|
||||
<p>(EDITOR'S NOTE: SIDEBAR STORY #2 FOLLOWS)</p>
|
||||
<p>DAN QUAYLE IS JUNK FOOD NEWS OF 1992</p>
|
||||
<p>ROHNERT PARK -- Vice President-reject Dan Quayle set a new
|
||||
<p>-- SSU --</p>
|
||||
<p>(EDITOR'S NOTE: SIDEBAR STORY #2 FOLLOWS)</p>
|
||||
<p>DAN QUAYLE IS JUNK FOOD NEWS OF 1992</p>
|
||||
<p>ROHNERT PARK -- Vice President-reject Dan Quayle set a new
|
||||
record in the annual Junk Food News competition by being cited in two
|
||||
of the top three over-covered unimportant news stories of 1992
|
||||
according to Dr. Carl Jensen, professor of Communication Studies at
|
||||
|
@ -513,7 +514,7 @@ they may
|
|||
9. The Elvis Stamp Election -- the youngest candidate won this
|
||||
election too
|
||||
10. U.S. Olympic Dream Team -- first single sport Olympics in history</p>
|
||||
<p>Other nominations cited by the news ombudsmen included Bush Tosses
|
||||
<p>Other nominations cited by the news ombudsmen included Bush Tosses
|
||||
Cookies in Japan, the Jay Leno/Arsenio Hall Late Night War, Clinton's Vietnam
|
||||
Record, Jerry Brown's 800 Number, Batman Returns/Superman Dies, Polls-Polls-Polls, and Sinead O'Connor Rips the Pope.
|
||||
Ombudsmen comments on the Junk Food News stories included:
|
||||
|
@ -540,7 +541,8 @@ to more relevant political issues during an election year.
|
|||
For more information about Junk Food News stories, contact
|
||||
Project Censored at Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California
|
||||
94928, 707/664-2500.</p>
|
||||
<p>-- SSU --
|
||||
<p>-- SSU --
|
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|
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