Dewey Decimal909.8/3
SynopsisThe yearly volumes of Censored, in continuous publication since 1976 and since 1995 available through Seven Stories Press, is dedicated to the stories that ought to be top features on the nightly news, but that are missing because of media bias and self-censorship. The top stories are listed democratically in order of importance according to students, faculty, and a national panel of judges. Each of the top stories is presented at length, alongside updates from the investigative reporters who broke the stories., The book that has proven itself to be instrumental,in pushing under-reported stories into the,mainstream returns with the year's 25 most,important underreported news stories, alerting,readers to the deficiencies in corporate media.,This year's edition also includes a chapter on the,public relations industry in the U.S. and its,effect on the American media, plus a chapter on,censorship in times of war and a chapter on,international censorship, written by the Index on,Censorship. Also includes a full resource guide,and updates on independent media.