Category: The Project Censored Show

February 10, 2021

The “Deplatforming” of the Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas

Last October, Project Censored cosponsored the Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas, an online academic conference examining content-censorship by tech giants, among many other media issues. The proceedings of the conference were uploaded to YouTube and utilized by scholars and media-studies instructors at various institutions. But in December, the conference’s YouTube channel disappeared, without notice or explanation. Today’s Project Censored Show examines the apparent “deplatforming” of the conference by YouTube, as well as the broader issue of media censorship by private entities such as Google, Facebook, Twitter and Zoom. Guests include media scholars Nolan Higdon and Alan MacLeod.

Notes:

Dr. Nolan Higdon teaches history and media studies at California State University, East Bay, and was one of the organizers

of the 2020 Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas. See https://www.projectcensored.org/critical-media-literacy-conference-of-the-americas/

Dr. Alan MacLeod is a media scholar and a senior staff writer at MintPress News. He wrote an article for MintPress

about his efforts to determine how the Media Conference material disappeared from YouTube.

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February 10, 2021

The “Deplatforming” of the Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas

Last October, Project Censored cosponsored the Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas, an online academic conference examining content-censorship by tech giants, among many other media issues. The proceedings of the…

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February 2, 2021

Giants: The Global Power Elite – Rebroadcast

Although a new administration has taken office in Washington, the administrators of the world’s wealth have not changed. Project Censored presents a rebroadcast of “Giants: The Global Power Elite.” Project Censored Show cofounder Peter Phillips returned to the show as a guest in August 2018 to discuss his book about the ‘transnational corporate class.’ The product of years of research, “Giants” identifies the institutions and individuals who manage trillions of dollars of assets, and wield the political might that such riches confer. As the Biden administration takes charge, observers of politics might watch for representatives of the ‘Giants’ on the Biden team.

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February 2, 2021

Giants: The Global Power Elite – Rebroadcast

Although a new administration has taken office in Washington, the administrators of the world’s wealth have not changed. Project Censored presents a rebroadcast of “Giants: The Global Power Elite.” Project…

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January 26, 2021

Capitol Coup d’Trump

On January 6, 2021, right-wing protestors invaded the U.S. Capitol building to try to disrupt the certifying of votes for the presidential election, some of them threatening the lives of…

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January 20, 2021

John Marshall And Nolan Higdon

Mickey’s first guest is veteran technology entrepreneur John Marshall. In his new book “Free is Bad: How the Free Web Hurt Privacy, Truth and Democracy,” he contends that internet users’ expectation that everything online should be provided free has been a disservice to themselves and to society, because it makes advertisers, not internet users, the real customers of the tech firms. In the second half of the show, History and Media Studies lecturer Nolan Higdon returns to the program for a discussion about what the January 6 events at the U.S. Capitol means for the media and for the country. They reference their recent article at CounterPunch, “Ripe for Fascism: A Post-Coup d’Trump Autopsy on American Democracy.”

Notes:
John Marshall has 40 years’ experience in the high-technology industry, including starting several companies; his specialty is advertising technology and his new book can be found here.

Dr. Nolan Higdon teaches at California State University, East Bay and is a frequent contributor
to Project Censored. His latest book, “The Anatomy of Fake News,” is published by the University of California Press.

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January 20, 2021

John Marshall And Nolan Higdon

Mickey’s first guest is veteran technology entrepreneur John Marshall. In his new book “Free is Bad: How the Free Web Hurt Privacy, Truth and Democracy,” he contends that internet users’…

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January 12, 2021

Kevin Gosztola and Michael D. Knox

This week’s program begins with Kevin Gosztola’s analysis of the recent UK court rulings about Julian Assange; although the judge refused to allow Assange’s extradition to the U.S., Gosztola says press freedom suffered severe setbacks in the case. In the second half-hour, Michael D. Knox explains the activities of the U.S. Peace Memorial Foundation, and its efforts to confront the militaristic nature of U.S. culture.

Notes:
Kevin Gosztola is the managing editor of the news web site. He has covered the Julian Assange legal proceedings in the UK from the beginning, as well as other press-freedom and whistleblower cases. Michael D. Knox is a retired psychologist, and the founder and chair of the U.S. Peace Memorial Foundation

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January 12, 2021

Kevin Gosztola and Michael D. Knox

This week’s program begins with Kevin Gosztola’s analysis of the recent UK court rulings about Julian Assange; although the judge refused to allow Assange’s extradition to the U.S., Gosztola says…

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January 6, 2021

Aaron Good and Adam Bessie

In the first half of the program, scholar Aaron Good summarizes a recent article he co-authored with Peter Dale Scott about the September 9, 2001 murder of Afghan militia leader Ahmed Shah Massoud, its connection to the subsequent September 11th attacks, and the ongoing US occupation of Afghanistan. Then English professor and author Adam Bessie examines the implications of the massive change from in-person to remote instruction at community colleges, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Notes:
Aaron Good earned his Ph.D. from Temple University and is a history instructor in the Philadelphia area. His article with Peter Dale Scott, “Was the Now-Forgotten Murder of One Man on September 9, 2001 a Crucial Pre-condition for 9/11?”
can be found at here.

Adam Bessie teaches English at Diablo Valley College, and writes about education and social justice.
His graphic article illustrated by Peter Glanting, “Going Remote: Flattening the Curriculum,” appears in Project Censored’s State of the Free Press 2021. Online here.

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January 6, 2021

Aaron Good and Adam Bessie

In the first half of the program, scholar Aaron Good summarizes a recent article he co-authored with Peter Dale Scott about the September 9, 2001 murder of Afghan militia leader…

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December 23, 2020

Sharyl Attkisson and Rachael Jolley

In the first half of the show, award-winning journalist and bestselling author Sharyl Attkisson shares ideas from her new book “Slanted. “ She contends that in recent years corporate and government forces have dramatically expanded their intervention into the conduct of journalism, to the extent that some types of investigative stories can no longer be reported.

Then Rachael Jolley, former editor-in-chief for the Index on Censorship, joins the program from the UK to explain how the coronavirus pandemic has changed the work of reporters – in Europe and elsewhere. She notes that even while the pandemic has squeezed media outlets’ revenue, communities are searching for reliable local news more than they previously did.

Notes:

Sharyl Attkisson has reported for CBS News, CNN and PBS. She now hosts her own Sunday program “Full Measure”
on Sinclair Broadcasting that airs in over 80 markets. Her web site is www.sharylattkisson.com

Rachael Jolley wrote for several UK newspapers, and also was editor-in-chief of the Index on Censorship magazine.
She is now an editor at Eurozine and also teaches at Sheffield University.

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December 23, 2020

Sharyl Attkisson and Rachael Jolley

In the first half of the show, award-winning journalist and bestselling author Sharyl Attkisson shares ideas from her new book “Slanted. “ She contends that in recent years corporate and…

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December 14, 2020

Journalist Chris Hedges

In an online speech delivered one week after the election, journalist Chris Hedges spoke about the much deeper forces of political and economic decay afflicting the US. This week’s Project Censored Show contains Hedges’ complete speech, titled “The Culture of Despair.” This event was sponsored by KPFA, Pacifica Radio and Project Censored. Mickey Huff of Project Censored hosted the event.

Notes:

Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist with a long career as a foreign correspondent around the world. He hosts the program “On Contact” for RT America, and writes online at www.scheerpost.com His books include War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, Empire of Illusion, Death of the Liberal Class, and most recently, America: The Farewell Tour.

Music-Break information:

“The Truth Won’t Fade Away” by Procol Harum

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December 14, 2020

Journalist Chris Hedges

In an online speech delivered one week after the election, journalist Chris Hedges spoke about the much deeper forces of political and economic decay afflicting the US. This week’s Project…

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December 9, 2020

Mickey Huff and Andy Lee Roth discuss the New Project Censored Book

Today on the Project Censored Show Mickey Huff and Andy Lee Roth discuss the new Project Censored book, and explain its analytical approach. Project Censored’s new annual volume, “State of…

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November 25, 2020

Combating the Hazards of 5G

Technology companies are enthusiastically promoting the consumer “benefits” of fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology. But today’s guests say 5G will also deliver an array of dangers — to human health and…

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November 17, 2020

Nico Perrino and John K. Roth

Nico Perrino is the first guest on this week’s program; the topic is “Mighty Ira,” Perrino’s new documentary on the life and times of Ira Glasser. Glasser led the American…

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November 10, 2020

Peter Kuznick and Victor Pickard Examines Corporate Media’s Superficial Coverage of the Election

Historian Peter Kuznick, co-author with Oliver Stone of the Untold History of the United States, is the first guest in this post-Election 2020 show; he makes the case for Americans…

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November 2, 2020

Why Critical Media Literacy is an Essential Component of Media Education

October 26 through 30 was Media Literacy Week. Media scholar Nolan Higdon joined Mickey to explain why critical media literacy is an essential component of media education. Notes: This program…

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October 20, 2020

Abby Martin and Eleanor Goldfield

Program Summary: Anti-imperialist journalist Abby Martin of The Empire Files returns to the program to note the many similarities between Trump and Biden on foreign policy and US empire. She…

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October 5, 2020

Nico Perrino and Nolan Higdon

With the November election drawing near, media analyst Nolan Higdon returns to the Project Censored Show to explain how fake news and biased media undermine democracy, and why individuals should…

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September 28, 2020

Make America Think Again – Mickey Huff at the 56th Annual Faculty Lecture at DVC

As well as being the director of Project Censored, Mickey Huff is a faculty member at California’s Diablo Valley College. This past April, he was invited to deliver the annual…

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September 14, 2020

Unresolved 911 Issues

With the September 11, 2001 attacks now nineteen years past, Mickey hosts two truth-and-accountability activists still at work on unresolved issues. Author and activist Jon Gold reviews the many failures of…

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September 10, 2020

Destructive Media Deregulation – With Sue Wilson

Reporter-turned-media-reformer Sue Wilson joins the program to remind listeners that in spite of extensive and destructive media deregulation, radio and TV stations still have a legal obligation to serve the…

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August 31, 2020

From the Political Conventions to Civil Unrest: Corporate Media Still Manufacturing Consent

How do establishment media outlets frame and curate our reality? How prevalent is propaganda, and censorship in the US, at a time when we desperately need transparent factual reporting? In…

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August 10, 2020

Authors William I. Robinson and Peter Phillips Discuss Corporate-Directed Changes in the Economy

Sociologist and author William I. Robinson returns to the program to speak about his forthcoming book, “The Global Police State,” from Pluto Press. Also on the program is sociologist and…

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August 3, 2020

Special Guest Peter Kuznick – Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by U.S. Forces

August 6th and 9th, 2020 mark the 75th anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by U.S. forces. U.S. politicians and media personalities often claim that the bombings…

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July 28, 2020

How do private interests maintain control over public land? Featuring Mark Bartolini and Laura Cunningham

How do private interests maintain control over public land? Mickey and his guests explore the example of Point Reyes National Seashore in California, where commercial ranches and dairies still operate,…

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July 20, 2020

Authors Greg Palast and Ted Rall

Mickey welcomes two frequent guests back to the program, each with a new book on electoral politics. Greg Palast is a veteran investigative reporter, his new book is “How Trump…

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