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Censored 2011 - Mickey Huff & Peter Phillips discuss new book by Project Censored | |
Date | Thursday November 11 |
Time | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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Location Details | |
Revolution Books 2425 Channing Way(in the Sather Gate Parking Mall).Wheelchair accessible,donations accepted. |
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Event Type | Meeting |
Organizer/Author | Revolution Books |
Mickey Huff and Peter Phillips discuss Censored 2011. Each year, as it has for the past quarter century, Project Censored lists its list of the top twenty-five censored stories—the major new stories that were ignored or under-reported by a mainstream press too busy covering the latest junk food news story. Stories are presented in depth, and the original reporters are given the opportunity to provide updates and comments on how their stories came about.
Additionally, the project commissions articles on the hot-button issues of the year having to do with censorship, alternative media, international news, and other relevant topics. Here is a list of the top 25 censored stories of 2009-10 selected for inclusion in Censored 2011: 1. Global Plans to Replace the Dollar 2. US Department of Defense is the Worst Polluter on the Planet 3. Internet Privacy and Personal Access at Risk 4. ICE Operates Secret Detention and Courts 5. Blackwater (Xe): The Secret US War in Pakistan 6. Health Care Restrictions Cost Thousands of Lives in US 7. External Capitalist Forces Wreak Havoc in Africa 8. Massacre in Peruvian Amazon over US Free Trade Agreement 9. Human Rights Abuses Continue in Palestine 10. US Funds and Supports the Taliban 11. The H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic: Manipulating Data to Enrich Drug Companies 12. Cuba Provided the Greatest Medical Aid to Haiti after the Earthquake 13. Obama Cuts Domestic Spending and Increases Military Corporate Welfare 14. Increased Tensions with Unresolved 9/11 Issues 15. Bhopal Water Still Toxic Twenty-five Years After Deadly Gas Leak 16. US Presidents Charged with Crimes Against Humanity as Universal Jurisdiction Dies in Spain 17. Nanotech Particles Pose Serious DNA Risks to Humans and the Environment 18. The True Cost of Chevron 19. Obama Administration Assures World Bank and International Monetary Fund a Free Reign of Abuse 20. Obama's Charter School Policies Spread Segregation and Undermine Unions 21. Western Lifestyle Continues Environmental Footprint 22. 1.2 Billion People in India to be Given Biometric ID Cards 23. Afghan War: Largest Military Coalition in History 24. War Crimes of General Stanley McChrystal 25. Prisoners Still Brutalized at Gitmo Mickey Huff is an associate professor of history and social science at Diablo Valley College. He is the director of Project Censored, with which he has been involved since 2001. He blogs at http://www.mythinfo.blogspot.com and http://www.dailycensored.com. Peter Phillips, former director of Project Censored, is an associate professor of sociology at Sonoma State University and president of the Media Freedom Foundation. He is known for his op-ed pieces in the alternative press and independent newspapers nationwide. He is the 2009 recipient of the Dallas Smythe Award, presented by the Union for Democratic Communication. 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. In 2008, Project Censored received the PEN/Oakland Literary Censorship Award for the publication of Censored 2009. For more information, visit http://www.projectcensored.org.
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Added to the calendar on Saturday Oct 30th, 2010 8:31 AM
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