Project Censored

Project Censored - 04.10.18

On this week's program, we hear a recent speech by the legedary political activist and consumer-rights advocate 

Ralph Nader. Nader outlines some of the most critical problems facing Americans " including exorbitant military spending, 

out-of-control corporations, and thousands of annual deaths in the workplace, or from lack of health care coverage. 

But then he names some individuals who've made a difference in recent U.S. history, explains what students 

can accomplish on campus, and how voters can hold legislators accountable. Nader spoke on March 5 at 

Sonoma State University in northern California, as part of the campus's annual Social Justice Week Lecture Series.

Notes: 

Web sites mentioned on this program:
www.nader.org 

Project Censored - 04.03.18

Authors Peter Dale Scott and David Talbot join Mickey for a discussion of the now-popular phrase "deep state," 

and its implications. They also share their thoughts on the best way forward for the left in the Trump era.

Peter Dale Scott is a retired diplomat and prolific author on politics and history; among his books are "Deep Politics 

and the Death of JFK," and "Drugs, Oil and War." David Talbot is the founder of Salon.com, and now a columnist for 

the San Francisco Chronicle; his most recent book is "The Devil's Chessboard."  

 

This is a rebroadcast of the Project Censored program of March 13, 2017

Notes: 

Web sites mentioned on this program:
www.peterdalescott.net 
www.whowhatwhy.com

Project Censored - 03.27.18

What is 'radical sociology'? Why is it important for scholars, and for activists? Michael Sukhov and Peter Phillips explore these questions, 

and more, with three social scientists: Michael Thompson, Frances Fox Piven, and William Robinson. 

 

Michael Thompson teaches in the Political Science Department at William Paterson University in New Jersey. 

Frances Fox Piven is Professor Emerita at the City University of New York, and is internationally known 

for her writings on poverty and welfare. William Robinson teaches Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. 

Project Censored - 03.20.18

Jamie de Silva and Daniel MacGuire, writers for the Pioneer newspaper, are the guests; 

they take part in a discussion about youth journalism and the Me Too movement. 

Project Censored - 03.13.18

For the first half of the show, Mickey's guests are Pratap Chatterjee and Khalil Bendib, co-authors of the new book Verax ('truth-teller'). A nonfiction graphic 'novel,' Verax examines the US electronic-surveillance programs, and the whistleblowers who exposed them.

Then, in the wake of the latest sexual-harassment scandals in Hollywood, media scholar Julie Frechette joins the show for a discussion of the #MeToo campaign, and how corporate media portrays issues of sexual harassment and violence, within and beyond the entertainment industry.

Notes:

 

This is a rebroadcast of the Project Censored Show of November 6, 2017.

Pratap Chatterjee is Executive Director of Corp Watch, and a veteran investigative journalist; 

his books include Halliburton's Army and Iraq, Inc.: A Profitable Occupation. 

Khalil Bendib is a political cartoonist and radio journalist.

Julie Frechette is Professor of Communication at Worcester State University in Massachusetts, 

and also co-president of the Action Coalition for Media Education.

Web sites mentioned on this week's program:
www.veraxcomic.net 
www.corpwatch.org
www.bendib.com 
www.acmesmartmediaeducation.net 

www.juliefrechette.com

 

Project Censored - 03.06.18

For the first half of the show, Chase Palmieri explains the latest developments at Tribeworthy.com, 

the web site where readers critique and rate journalistic articles for others to see.

Then, answering the corporate-media obsession with "Russiagate," veteran reporter Dave Lindorff 

summarizes how the US has interfered in foreign elections (including Russia's), and how paid US-government 

"trolls" attack alternative-media sites.  

 

Chase Palmieri is a cofounder of Tribeworthy.com

Dave Lindorff has been a journalist for 40 years and contributed to many publications; 

he's also the founder of the news site Thiscantbehappening.net

 

Web sites mentioned on this program:
www.henryagiroux.com
www.counterpunch.org
www.truthdig.org
www.truth-out.org

www.salon.com

Project Censored - 02.27.18

Author/scholar Henry Giroux is this week's guest for the duration of the program; 

he and Mickey discuss the historical forces that paved the way for a Trump presidency, 

and how to resist the threat of facism in the years ahead, especially by way of education. 

Henry Giroux teaches at McMaster University in Canada, and is the author of more than 

60 books on education, politics, and society.

 

Notes:

 

web sites mentioned on this program:
www.henryagiroux.com
www.counterpunch.org
www.truthdig.org
www.truth-out.org

www.salon.com

Project Censored - 02.20.18

In 1988 Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky published their influential work, "Manufacturing Consent." 

One of the book's features was the introduction of the 'propaganda model,' the Herman/Chomsky analysis 

of how powerful institutions shape news reporting to serve their interests.

In this Project Censored Show, media scholar Rob Williams suggests how the propaganda model 

can be adapted and updated to address modern online media.

 

Notes:

 

Rob Williams teaches at the University of Vermont, and also works with the Action Coalition for Media Education

and the Global Critical Media Literacy Project. 

His print article on updating the Herman/Chomsky propaganda model can be found at:

projectcensored.org/post-truth-world-reviving-propaganda-model-news-digital-age 

and at:

www.vermontindependent.org/the-post-truth-world-reviving-the-propaganda-model-of-news-for-our-digital-age

Project Censored - 02.13.18

Mickey and Peter devote this week's show to discussions about the media, including both critiques of corporate media 

and a briefing on the latest work from Project Censored. Their first guest, Rob Williams, speaks about fighting corporate fake news, 

and introduces his suggested additions to the 'propaganda model' set forth by Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman in 1988's "Manufacturing Consent." 

Then Telesur contributor Abby Martin explains the corporate media's gross misrepresentations of the conflict in Venezuela. Finally, Andy Lee Roth 

joins Mickey to discuss some of the stories and ideas in "Censored 2018," Project Censored's just-published compendium of the latest underreported stories. 

 

Notes:

 

This is a rebroadcast of the Project Censored Show of October 2, 2017.

 

Rob Williams teaches at the University of Vermont and also works with the Action Coalition for Media Education and the Global Critical Media Literacy Project. 

Abby Martin hosts "the Empire Files" show on Telesur, and formerly hosted "Breaking the Set" on RT. 

Andy Lee Roth teaches at Citrus College in Southern California. and was co-editor (with Mickey Huff) of "Censored 2018."

Web sites mentioned on this week's show:
www.acmecoalition.org
www.gcml.org
www.theempirefiles.tv
www.mediaroots.org 
www.projectcensored.org 

Project Censored - 02.06.18

On this Project Censored show, the topic is immigration policy and higher education. Specifically, Nolan and Nick take a look at the DACA controversy, 

and how it is being reported on in the corporate media. This show also features a discussion with college student activists about these and related issues. 

As well, there's a discussion of the corporate press and its credibility regarding the Trump administration.

 

 

the Project Censored Show:  

Hosts: Nolan Higdon and Nicholas Baham

Producer: Mitch Scorza