Tag: The Project Censored Show

Kevin Gosztola and Ted Rall make return visits to the Project Censored to update listeners on their latest work. Kevin Gosztola shares the latest news about the cases of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and military whistleblower Chelsea Manning and in the second half of the program, journalist Ted Rall explains his legal battle with his […]

Investigative reporters Peter Byrne and Will Carruthers return to the show to speak about the latest story in their “Power Brokers” series: “Burned.” This muckraking report is case study of political influence and media control in California, examining the connections between utility giant PG&E, the catastrophic California wildfires of 2017, a nonprofit, and a lobbyist […]

https://www.projectcensored.org/podcast-player/21768/kenn-burrows-and-amber-yang.mp3 As the world faces unprecedented challenges like global warming, what role are media and journalism playing? Kenn Burrows and Amber Yang say that social media and conventional journalism foster a sense of isolation and powerlessness that undermines peoples’ ability to take action. But they suggest an innovative new approach to journalism —“constructive journalism” — can […]

On this week’s program, Mickey Huff and his guests examine how Facebook, Twitter and Google are working to hide, “deplatform” or otherwise undermine news and opinions critical of US government policies, and thus reestablish the dominance of establishment-friendly corporate media. Emil Marmol is a doctoral student at the University of Toronto, and the co-author of […]

https://www.projectcensored.org/podcast-player/21684/mickey-huff-and-nolan-higdon-a-look-at-the-five-decades-of-corrosive-political-and-media-changes.mp3 On this week’s show, we hear a talk given by Mickey Huff and Nolan Higdon. They spoke about their new book, “United States of Distraction,” a look at the five decades of corrosive political and media changes which made it possible for a candidate like Donald Trump to capture the presidency. They spoke at […]

Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi is the first guest on this week’s show; his new book, “Hate, Inc.” explains how today’s corporate media, especially television, profits by pitting Americans against one another. Then independent journalist Abby Martin returns to the program; on this segment, she describes the making of her new documentary Gaza Fights For Freedom, […]

https://www.projectcensored.org/podcast-player/21573/facebook-news.mp3 Facebook recently announced, “Facebook News,” a partnership between the social-media giant and established corporate-media outlets, including the New York Times. Does this arrangement suggest an enhanced effort to keep independent journalism and nonconforming opinions out of social media? Comment Using Facebook Review Article with Credder

by Project Censored October 21, 2019 October 21, 2019 https://www.projectcensored.org/podcast-player/21511/what-will-be-the-consequences-of-a-capitalist-crisis-of-overproduction-in-the-21st-century.mp3 What will be the consequences of a capitalist crisis of overproduction in the 21st century,  when nations and political institutions are dominated by a single transnational capitalist class? Sociologists Peter Phillips and William I. Robinson explore these questions and more on this week’s show.  Comment Using […]

https://www.projectcensored.org/podcast-player/21467/mickey-huff-at-southern-oregon-university.mp3 This week, we present a speech delivered by Mickey Huff at Southern Oregon University (Ashland, Oregon) in April 2019, titled “Resist the Media.” Mickey Huff is the host of the Project Censored Show, the director of Project Censored, and Professor of History at Diablo Valley College in northern California. Comment Using Facebook Review Article with Credder

https://www.projectcensored.org/podcast-player/21389/censored-2020-through-the-looking-glass-with-andy-lee-roth.mp3 Project Censored’s co-director Andy Lee Roth is Mickey’s guest, and their topic is the new edition of Project Censored’s annual book, “Censored 2020: Through the Looking Glass”  The annual Censored books are best know for their lists of “top 25 censored stories,” but include many other features as well. Comment Using Facebook Review Article […]