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Kevin Gosztola\u2019s <\/strong>Guilty of Journalism<\/strong><\/em> Published<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"Guilty<\/p>\n

On March 7th, the Censored Press celebrated the publication of Kevin Gosztola\u2019s <\/strong>Guilty of Journalism: The Political Case Against Julian Assange<\/a><\/em>. You can listen to Gosztola\u2019s book launch conversation with Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg<\/strong>, guest hosted by Mickey Huff<\/strong>, at The Dissenter<\/a>, and you can watch Mickey\u2019s interview with Kevin about Guilty of\u00a0<\/em>Journalism on<\/i>\u00a0The Project Censored Show<\/a> by visiting the Project\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Later this month, Gosztola will be a featured speaker at the Disruption Lab Network\u2019s Smart Prisons conference<\/a>, to be held in Berlin, March 24-26, 2023. Many events on the program\u2014including the panel featuring Gosztola, lawyer Stella Assange <\/strong>(Julian Assange\u2019s wife), and investigative journalist Stefania Maurizi<\/strong>\u2014will be streamed for free. Check the event website for the full schedule<\/a> and streaming information.<\/p>\n

If you have not yet read Guilty of Journalism<\/em>, you can get a copy at your local independent bookstore, from Bookshop.org<\/a>, or directly from Project Censored<\/a>. The eBook version is available from our publishing partner, Seven Stories Press<\/a>\u2014currently for a discounted price of less than eight dollars.<\/p>\n

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Putting <\/strong>The Media and Me<\/strong><\/em> in the Hands of Educators<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In February, we sent 500 copies of The Media and Me<\/a><\/em>, the Project\u2019s guide to critical media literacy, to educators and school librarians in fifteen states, from California to New York. Our mailing targeted curriculum directors and teachers at middle schools and high schools in states where lawmakers are currently considering legislation to support media literacy education.<\/p>\n

Claire Kelley<\/strong>, director of marketing at Seven Stories Press, noted that the collaboration between the Censored Press, Seven Stories Press, and Penguin Random House \u201cwill help bring this important book to curriculum selectors at a time when teachers are looking for resources to teach media literacy in their classrooms.\u201d<\/p>\n

The book mailing also highlighted the Teaching Guide for <\/a>The Media and Me<\/a><\/em>, developed by Micah Card<\/strong>, which provides classroom-tested discussion prompts and hands-on activities for teachers and self-directed learners.<\/p>\n

The Media and Me<\/em> is available directly from Project Censored<\/a>, with proceeds of those sales directly benefiting our ongoing critical media literacy programs. You can also ask for it at your local, independent bookstore<\/a>. And, if eBooks are your preferred reading format, Seven Stories Press, our publishing partner, is currently offering the electronic version of <\/a>The Media and Me<\/a><\/em> for less than six dollars\u2014a critical bargain<\/em>, if you ask us!<\/p>\n

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Video of City Lights \u201cMedia and Us\u201d Event Now Available<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"Media<\/p>\n

Speaking of engaging resources for teachers and learners, in December 2022 Project Censored partnered with historic City Lights Books<\/strong> to present The Media and Us<\/a>, a one-day virtual symposium on the connections between critical media literacy and political engagement, featuring the authors of The Media and Me<\/em> and hosted by Peter Maravelis<\/strong> of the City Lights Foundation.<\/p>\n

Video of all the sessions from that event is now posted on the City Lights YouTube channel<\/a>, including sessions on:<\/p>\n