I don't remember if I already posted about this web site... I think I did. But it doesn't hurt to remind about it because it's interesting to see what we don't get to read in the papers. Lucky us, the internet "community" is well and alive!
Project Censored Media democracy in action
Project Censored is a media research group out of Sonoma State University which tracks the news published in independent journals and newsletters. From these, Project Censored compiles an annual list of 25 news stories of social significance that have been overlooked, under-reported or self-censored by the country's major national news media. This year's top 25 news:
#1 Bush Administration Moves to Eliminate Open Government #2 Media Coverage Fails on Iraq: Fallujah and the Civilian Death #3 Another Year of Distorted Election Coverage #4 Surveillance Society Quietly Moves In #5 U.S. Uses Tsunami to Military Advantage in Southeast Asia #6 The Real Oil for Food Scam #7 Journalists Face Unprecedented Dangers to Life and Livelihood #8 Iraqi Farmers Threatened By Bremer’s Mandates #9 Iran’s New Oil Trade System Challenges U.S. Currency #12 Military in Iraq Contracts Human Rights Violators #13 Rich Countries Fail to Live up to Global Pledges #14 Corporations Win Big on Tort Reform, Justice Suffers #15 Conservative Plan to Override Academic Freedom in the Classroom #16 U.S. Plans for Hemispheric Integration Include Canada #17 U.S. Uses South American Military Bases to Expand Control of the Region #18 Little Known Stock Fraud Could Weaken U.S. Economy #19 Child Wards of the State Used in AIDS Experiments #20 American Indians Sue for Resources; Compensation Provided to Others #21 New Immigration Plan Favors Business Over People #22 Nanotechnology Offers Exciting Possibilities But Health Effects Need Scrutiny #23 Plight of Palestinian Child Detainees Highlights Global Problem #24 Ethiopian Indigenous Victims of Corporate and Government Resource Aspirations #25 Homeland Security Was Designed to Fail | 
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