The Project Censored Show

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… The post How Facebook, Twitter and Google are working to Undermine News with Emil Marmol and Mnar A. Muhawesh appeared first on Project Censored.

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… The post Mickey Huff and Nolan Higdon – A Look at the Five Decades of Corrosive Political and Media Changes appeared first on Project Censored.

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 and is more like a WWE match then actual journalism. Then independent journalist Abby Martin returns to the program;… The post Abby Martin and Matt Taibbi appeared first on Project Censored.

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? The post “Facebook News” appeared first on Project Censored.

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. The post What will be the consequences of a capitalist crisis of overproduction in the 21st century? appeared first on Project Censored.

Project Censored director Mickey Huff gave the keynote lecture for Independent Media Week in Ashland, OR, at Southern Oregon University, April 2019. The talk was titled “Resist the Media,” a detailed narrative addressing how we got to where are in US society 2019…and what we can do about the decay… The post Mickey Huff at Southern Oregon University appeared first on Project Censored.

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. The post Censored 2020: Through the Looking Glass with Andy Lee Roth appeared first on Project Censored.

Timed to coincide with the 17th annual Oakland International Film Festival, this week’s Project Censored show explores the cultural value of film, and offers brief descriptions of some of this year’s www.oiff.org offerings. Also on the show, a conversation on the California roots of thrash-metal music, with the creator of a new documentary… The post Oakland International Film Festival – California Roots of Thrash-Metal Music appeared first on Project Censored.

In observance of Banned-Books Week (Sept 22 – 28) Mickey and his guests discuss some of the obstacles placed in the way of Americans’ freedom to read and learn, notably conservatives’ efforts to keep unfavored books out of school libraries, or even to cancel authors’ speaking engagements. The post The Freedom to Read and Learn appeared first on Project Censored.

Hosts Mickey Huff and Chase Palmieri spend the hour in conversation with Danny Haiphong, co-author of the new book with Roberto Sirvent “American Exceptionalism and American Innocence” out from Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. He explains his assertion that throughout U.S. history, “fake news has been the only news disseminated by the… The post Danny Haiphong appeared first on Project Censored.

This week’s program is an overview of the biases and dangers of corporate media. Freelance journalist Chelli Stanley explains why corporate media is not “mainstream.” Then Nolan Higdon returns to the show to discuss the new book he and Mickey have written, “United States of Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post-Truth… The post Why Corporate Media is Not “Mainstream” appeared first on Project Censored.

This week the Project Censored Show highlights two impeccable investigative reporters, both of whom illustrate the power a free press can wield in informing the pubic on crucial matters. First, as part of the new Power Broker Series for The Bohemian, Will Carruthers explores the surprising ties between PG&E, a utility company lobbyist, a charitable foundation,… The post Will Carruthers and Whitney Webb appeared first on Project Censored.

Mickey and Chase spend the hour with media scholar Alan Macleod, for a discussion on how the 1988 Edward Herman/Noam Chomsky propaganda model applies to modern media, with examples including his own investigation of US corporate media’s deliberate mis-reporting from Venezuela. The post The 1988 Edward Herman/Noam Chomsky Propaganda Model in Modern Media appeared first on Project Censored.

This week’s guest is author/scholar Dan Kovalik; he speaks about US interventions around the world, past and present, and the cost Americans pay to maintain the gigantic US military machine. Dan Kovalik is a retired labor-union attorney, and teaches at the University of Pittsburgh Law School. He is also a prolific author, and… The post Dan Kovalik – The Cost of the US Military Machine appeared first on Project Censored.

Authors John Duffy and Ray Nowosielski are the guests for the hour; to speak about their recent book The Watchdogs Didn’t Bark. The product of years of investigation, it begins with the questions: why were two of the September 11 hijackers, already in the US and on the FBI terrorist… The post Authors John Duffy and Ray Nowosielski appeared first on Project Censored.

Sept 11 scholar Jon Gold returns to the show to explain some of the continuing lies, and lingering unanswered questions, nearly 18 years after the 9/11 attacks. Then we air Jon Stewart’s June 10 speech to a House committee, shaming it for neglect of 9/11 first responders’ illnesses. Finally, “flag… The post Jon Gold – The Continuing Lies and Unanswered Questions of the 9/11 Attacks appeared first on Project Censored.

On this episode, “Rallying Over Balloting: The Origins of Millennial Activism.” Nolan Higdon, university lecturer of media studies and history and cohost of the Along the Line podcast, joins the program again; he discusses his latest research with cohosts Mickey Huff and Chase Palmieri about the distinct approaches to politics and… The post Activism of the Millennial Generation appeared first on Project Censored.

This week’s Project Censored episode presents a continuation of the May 27 program, the interview of Daniel Ellsberg and Peter Dale Scott together. The two scholars spoke with doctoral student Aaron Good in October 2018. On this week’s program, Ellsberg and Scott discuss issues ranging from the role of scientists… The post Daniel Ellsberg and Peter Dale Scott Part 2 appeared first on Project Censored.

On the latest Project Censored Show— “The Transnational Capitalist Class, Global Economic Crisis, and Twenty-First Century Fascism,” former co-host Peter Phillips rejoins host Mickey Huff to discuss his work on the Global Power Elites with fellow political sociologist William I. Robinson. They ponder— what will be the consequences of a capitalist crisis… The post The Transnational Capitalist Class, Global Economic Crisis, and Twenty-First Century Fascism appeared first on Project Censored.

On this Project Censored Show Mickey Huff interviews Aaron Good, with Scott/Ellsberg excerpts from the Media Freedom Summit 2.0. Daniel Ellsberg is most famous for leaking the Pentagon Papers and thereby exposing years of official deceptions about the Vietnam War. Previously, he had established himself as a brilliant scholar and… The post The Deep State and the Doomsday Machine: A Conversation between Peter Dale Scott and Daniel Ellsberg appeared first on Project Censored.

Veteran journalist Dave Lindorff is the first guest; he describes the misrepresentations and complete falsehoods that US corporate media has been presenting about Venezuela. Then New York activist Michael D. D. White explains how real estate and other private interests have been attempting to close or shrink some of New… The post Dave Lindorff and Michael D. D. White appeared first on Project Censored.

Author and history professor Andres Resendez speaks about “the other slavery” — the enslavement of millions of Native Americans from the time of Columbus to the 1900s, a subject often overlooked in history curricula. Resendez spoke in Berkeley, CA in April 2017; Mickey Huff was the host of that event.… The post The Other Slavery – With Andres Resendez appeared first on Project Censored.

Co-host Chase Palmieri takes a turn as a guest, to explain his latest project – www.credder.com. On this site, readers can evaluate news stories, thereby creating a rating system for journalism akin to how restaurants are rated by customers on Yelp. Notes: Chase Palmieri is the co-host of the Project… The post Credder – The Future of Validated News? appeared first on Project Censored.

Historian Peter Kuznick returns to the Project Censored Show to discuss the newly released second edition of The Untold History of the United States. The new material covers the period from 2012 through 2018. In the interview on this week’s show, Kuznick addresses issues including nuclear arsenals, climate change, Trump… The post Historian Peter Kuznick appeared first on Project Censored.

At a time when media education is perhaps more vital than ever, Project Censored associates Nolan Higdon and Ben Boyington make the case that corporations and their allies are working to redefine “media literacy” in ways that promote their interests, while screening out complete critical analyses of the influence of media in… The post Corporate Media Literacy? appeared first on Project Censored.

Each year’s Project Censored volume includes a chapter on “junk-food news” — trivial or scarcely-significant stories that receive disproportionate coverage by the corporate media, thereby crowding out more-significant issues. This week’s Project Censored Show features three of the researchers for the junk-food news chapter, “Blurred Lines and Clickbait,” from Censored… The post Junk Food News appeared first on Project Censored.

Nuclear-power experts Arnie and Maggie Gundersen return to the show to publicize the ongoing damage the Fukushima meltdown site is inflicting on Japan and the Pacific. They also rebut the idea that nuclear power is part of the answer to climate change. In the second half of the program, Bruce… The post Fukushima Meltdown Site With Arnie and Maggie Gundersen and US Military Plans to Dominate Outer space with Bruce Gagnon appeared first on Project Censored.

On this episode of the Project Censored Show, Mickey and Chase spend the hour with journalist Kevin Gosztola of Shadowproof.com. They discuss how “Fighting Fake News” has become the new Trojan horse for corporate and social media censorship and go into detail about troubling recent examples and trends. Related links… The post How “Fighting Fake News” Has Become the New Trojan Horse for Corporate and Social Media Censorship appeared first on Project Censored.

On this week’s program, we hear a speech by Abby Martin, delivered as part of Sonoma State University’s Social Justice Week activities. She describes and explains US corporate media’s parroting of Trump Administration propaganda, as Trump works to topple Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro. She also asks why almost no Democratic… The post Abby Martin at Social Justice Week appeared first on Project Censored.

Kenn Burrows of San Francisco State University returns to the program to talk about SFSU’s annual Gandhi-King Season of Nonviolence. Then Neal Gorenflo of Shareable.net explains how his website aims to facilitate cooperative problem-solving around the world. Finally, historian Michael Morey introduces his new biography of David Fagen, the buffalo… The post Kenn Burrows, Neal Gorenflo, and Michael Morey appeared first on Project Censored.

Mickey interviews two activists who work at the local and global levels, respectively. High School student Lucia Garay explains how she became motivated to work for social justice, and the challenges that young people face even in a “liberal” region. Then Steven Jay returns to the show to explain his… The post Activists at the Local and Global Levels appeared first on Project Censored.

Mnar Muhawesh of MintPress News explains the recent US Senate bill aimed at suppressing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement; she also looks at a new far-reaching establishment and corporate-media-backed initiative called NewsGuard that would “rate” websites for accuracy. Many conflicts of interest are discussed. Later in the program,… The post Abby Martin and Mnar Muhawesh appeared first on Project Censored.

Author and editorial cartoonist Ted Rall is the first guest; he explains the latest developments in his legal battle with the Los Angeles Times, and the wider problem of how big corporations now use anti-SLAPP statues to stop less-powerful plaintiffs from having their cases heard by juries. In the second half… The post Ted Rall, Robert Manning, and Kenneth Dubroff appeared first on Project Censored.

Amid the ongoing corporate-media hue and cry about ‘Russian interference’ in the 2016 US election, media scholar Rob Williams reviews the evidence, and the unexamined assumptions made by promoters of the ‘Russian hacking’ position. Some of the discussion on the show revolves around Kathleen Hall Jamieson’s new book Cyberwar. notes:… The post Rob Williams and ‘Russian Interference’ in the Election appeared first on Project Censored.

This week’s show presents speeches and conversation from Project Censored’s 2018 Media Freedom Summit 2.0 The first 2/3 of the show is from the keynote panel, then we hear part of the “News Abuse” discussion. The panelists heard on the program are Abby Martin, Nora Barrows-Friedman, Eleanor Goldfield, John Collins,… The post Abby Martin, Nora Barrows-Friedman, Eleanor Goldfield, John Collins, Nicole Eigbrett, and Steve Peraza at the Media Freedom Summit 2.0 appeared first on Project Censored.

In the aftermath of the Facebook/Twitter purge of hundreds of pages, artist/journalist Eleanor Goldfield explains the need for an alternative to those sites. Then Bill Ottman describes his new social-media site, Minds.com, and how it differs from the giants. Notes:Web sites mention on this week’s program:www.artkillingapathy.comwww.minds.comwww.mintpressnews.com The post Eleanor Goldfield and the Need for an Alternative to Facebook appeared first on Project Censored.

Long-time investigative reporter Dave Lindorff explores the Pentagon’s financial mysteries, including massive unaccounted-for spending and decades of non-compliance with audit law. Later in the program, a look at the real record of the late President George H.W. Bush. Notes: Dave Lindorff is a widely-published independent journalist. His article on financial… The post Dave Lindorff Explores the Pentagon’s Financial Mysteries appeared first on Project Censored.

This week’s program presents excerpts from two of the panels at Project Censored’s recent “Media Freedom 2.0” conference. We also look at corporate media’s misleading stereotypes of working-class Americans, with Steve Macek and Robin Andersen. Then Kashmiri journalist Ifat Gazia relates some of the atrocities committed by Indian occupation troops… The post Ifat Gazia, Steve Macek and Robin Andersen appeared first on Project Censored.

Our first guest, Dan Kinsley, presents a new approach to journalism, based on blockchain technology. His organization, the Civil Media Company, employs blockchain to raise funds for online-journalism enterprises, and also to empower those enterprises to collectively enforce high standards of reporting. In the second half of the program, independent journalist Peter Byrne… The post Journalism Using Blockchain with Dan Kinsley, and a California Scandal with Peter Byrne appeared first on Project Censored.

Mickey, Chase and their guests analyze the October 11-12 mass deletion of pages or accounts by Facebook and Twitter. The two social-media giants eliminated over 800 pages, many of them from independent-journalism or anti-establishment-politics sites. Notes: Mnar Muhawish is editor-in-chief at Mint Press News, and is concerned that Mint Press might be… The post Social Media Censorship in the Era of So-called Fake News (as we approach midterm elections) appeared first on Project Censored.

Mickey Huff and Chase Palmieri are joined by several of the contributors to “Censored 2019,” the latest edition, just-published, of Project Censored’s annual compilations of censored stories and media analysis. They discuss some of the “Top 25” censored stories, as well as new developments in media. Notes: Andy Lee Roth is associate director… The post The Top 25 Most Censored Stories appeared first on Project Censored.

In observance of Banned Books Week 2018, Mickey speaks with three guests, all involved in different facets of defending Americans’ right to read. Betsy Gomez is coordinator of Banned Books Week, Charles Brownstein is executive director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, and Abena Hutchful leads the Youth Free Expression Program at the… The post Banned Books Week with Betsy Gomez, Charles Brownstein, and Abena Hutchful appeared first on Project Censored.

This week on The Project Censored Show we present some of the speeches from the 2018 Petaluma Progressive Festival. Speakers at this year’s event addressed issues from immigration to housing to climate change and nuclear disarmament. The post Speeches from the 2018 Petaluma Progressive Festival appeared first on Project Censored.

On this Project Censored Show, Mickey Huff and Chase Palmieri continue their discussion regarding efforts to censor voices critical of the US empire from journalists to veterans and whistleblowers. They’re rejoined by Abby Martin of The Empire Files about online censorship and recent attacks of her work on TeleSUR; followed… The post Abby Martin, Mike Prysner, and Kevin Gosztola appeared first on Project Censored.

On this Project Censored show Mickey, Chase and their guests discuss how Internet titans like Facebook and Youtube are censoring what users can post, and what the response to such censorship might be. David Pakman is the host of the David Pakman Show, available on Free Speech TV, Youtube, and radio. Andrew… The post The Censorship of Youtube and Facebook with David Pakman and Andrew Austin appeared first on Project Censored.

On today’s program, we look at the state of the media as we hear updates from Craig Aaron, CEO and president of FreePress.net about their latest campaigns fighting big media consolidation at the FCC, including on matters of net neutrality, and spearheading initiatives to revive local journalism. In the second… The post Free Press with Craig Aaron appeared first on Project Censored.

Peter Phillips returns to the Project Censored Show, this time as a guest, to discuss his new book, Giants: The Global Power Elite. The product of years of research, Giants identifies the members of the ‘transnational capitalist class,’ which includes the institutions and individuals that control trillions of dollars of the world’s wealth, and wield… The post Peter Phillips Returns appeared first on Project Censored.

Historian Peter Kuznick returns to the Project Censored Show to discuss the forthcoming update to his book The Untold History of the United States. The new material will cover the period from 2012 to 2018. In the interview on this week’s show, Kuznick addresses issues ranging from Trump and Russia, to the prospects for… The post Historian Peter Kuznick and The Untold History of the United States appeared first on Project Censored.

9/11 activists Jenna Orkin and Jon Gold are Mickey’s guests for the hour. Rather than considering who the perpetrators might’ve been,the guests discuss the public health disaster that followed the attacks, when thousands of emergency workers and area residents became ill from the toxins spread by the fires and collapse of… The post Jenna Orkin and Jon Gold on 9/11 Activism appeared first on Project Censored.

Longtime investigative reporter Peter Byrne shares what he learned from numerous interviews with academic and military analysts involved in the “war on terror,” and why they told him that the war must end. Byrne explains what he’s learned about why people become terrorists, and he also shares his research into another… The post Peter Byrne on the War on Terror appeared first on Project Censored.