The Project Censored Show

On this Project Censored Show Mickey and guest co-host Kenn Burrows spend the first half of the program on a discussion of health effects arising from cell-phone technology, and why corporate media are not paying enough heed to these issues. The panel of guests also explain SB649, a California bill… The post Health Effects of Cellphones and the Limitations of Online Activism with Michael Lev...

Mickey and his guests spend the hour addressing election integrity: are US elections clean, and how can voters be sure? We discuss serious doubts we have about the validity of some recent elections, and ask why corporate media have ignored these issues. Our guests, Richard Tamm and Jim Soper are are… The post Are US Elections Clean, and How Can Voters Be Sure? appeared first on Project Censo...

Nolan Higdon, Nicholas Baham, and Desiree McSwain discuss the release of Censored 2018 with a focus on the chapter “The New American Authoritarianism: How the Corporate Media Normalized Racism in 2016” written by Higdon and Baham. There discussion examines White Privilege, White fragility, and the relationship between corporate media, racist narratives,… The post The New American Authoritari...

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… The post The Media – With Special Guests Rob Williams,...

This week’s show celebrates the 35th Anniversary of Banned-Books Week as Mickey spends the hour with five guests representing a variety of perspectives and organizations that vigorously defend peoples’ right to read. The topics of discussion include the origin of Banned-Books-Week in the 1980s, the ongoing attempts to restrict what… The post Project Censored helps celebrate the Right to Read...

On this Project Censored show, we examine the first of five films that deal with Authoritarianism and Politics in the US. The post “Nicks Flix” Authoritarianism and Politics in the U.S. appeared first on Project Censored .

On this installment of the Project Censored show we speak with Kali Persall who is just returning from Cuba, and T.M. Scruggs a musicologist and Media Freedom Foundation Board Member returning from Nicaragua. We also discuss the following: Is the Historical Monuments story a distraction from Charlottesville? Is the LGBTQI… The post Latin America Journalism with Kali Persall and T.M. Scruggs...

Marking the 16th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Peter and Mickey speak with two scholars who’ve written extensively about Sept. 11. The first guest is David Ray Griffin, author of nearly a dozen books about Sept. 11; he contends the Bush Administration played the central role in the attacks. In this… The post Looking Back at the September 11th Attacks appeared first on Proj...

Peter Phillips and Michael Sukhov spend the hour in conversation with scholar/activist William Robinson. Addressing a wide range of topics, their discussion begins with Venezuela and corporate-media misrepresentations of conditions around Latin America, then segues to US politics and the necessity of resisting facism. Later, Robinson opines on three possible futures… The post Corporate Media...

This week on the Project Censored Show we quickly touch upon the latest news including the Trump’s twitter problem. We then talk about surveillance and authoritarianism with Kalemba Kizito. The post Surveillance and Authoritarianism With Kalemba Kizito appeared first on Project Censored .

Nolan, Nicholas and Desiree speak with long-time community journalist Louis Laventure about how journalism needs to adapt to serve today’s young people. The post Community Journalist Louis Laventure appeared first on Project Censored .

On this Project Censored Show Dr. Nicholas Baham III leads a round table discussion focussing on violence and journalism. The post Violence and Journalism appeared first on Project Censored .

Project Censored director and host Mickey Huff had the pleasure of being in dialogue with the prolific author and brilliant scholar Dr. Henry Giroux. They talk for the hour about a wide range of issues he covers expertly in his many books and publications including Trump and the new American… The post The Erosion of the Democratic Republic of the USA with Dr. Henry Giroux appeared first on P...

In this episode of the Project Censored Show we speak with Mnar Muhawesh. Mnar Muhawesh is founder, CEO and editor in chief of MintPress News — a watchdog journalism organization exposing the link between special interest groups and big money with policies at home and war abroad. Muhawesh is also… The post Islam in Journalism with Mnar Muhawesh appeared first on Project Censored .

In this Project Censored Show Peter Phillips and guest co-host Michael Sukhov spend the hour with Alison Weir, founder of the organization “If Americans Knew.” The interview focuses on two ongoing initiatives by pro-Israel organizations including efforts to have the definition of “anti-Semitic” rewritten to encompass criticisms of the Israeli… The post Pro-Israel Orga...

In this episode of the Project Censored Show we talk about what the corporate media is missing when it comes to reporting Terrorism. We also discuss the The Paris agreement, the rise of Fascism, and politics in the Philippines. The post What the Corporate Media is Missing About Terrorism appeared first on Project Censored .

Nolan and Nicholas spend this week’s show in conversation with author and historian Katherine Olmstead; their topic is “conspiracy culture in media.” Katherine Olmstead teaches History at the University of California Davis campus. She has written several books about 20th-Century US history, including “Real Enemies: Conspiracy Theories and American Democracy.” The post...

In the first half of the show Mickey and Peter speak with three student researchers and their advisors at San Francisco State University about their current Project Censored research, and innovative new approaches to journalism. Then Chase Palmieri of Tribeworthy.com makes a return visit to the show, to offer an… The post New Approaches to Journalism appeared first on Project Censored .

Peter and Mickey speak with attorney Caitlin Henry and sociologist Laleh Behbehanian about the rise in state legislative efforts to suppress or punish political protest. At the end of the program, we hear an update about the Golden Rule, a historic sailboat used in anti-nuclear and pro-peace actions. The crew… The post Punishing Political Protest with Caitlin Henry and Laleh Behbehanian appe...

In this week on the Project Censored Show we discuss sexism in U.S. society, the health care system, and how the media has impacted these topics. We then speak with Julie Frechette of Worchester State University about sexism and sexual harassment within media organizations, especially Fox News. The post Sexual Harassment in the Media appeared first on Project Censored .

In this week’s Project Censored Show Program we examine some of the most recent news stories. We begin with the untimely death of Chris Cornell, and how corporate media frames individuals’ drug problems. We then discuss the multiple grounds for the impeachment of Donald Trump. The post The U.S. Drug Problem and Grounds for Impeaching Trump appeared first on Project Censored .

This week, we present a speech delivered in April by the Project Censored Show’s co-host Mickey Huff. His topic was ‘fake news,’ and how to resist it. He spoke at Sonoma State University, as part of the campus’s annual Social Justice Week. Mickey Huff is director of Project Censored, co-host of… The post Fighting Fake News With Mickey Huff appeared first on Project Ce...

The program begins with a discussion of how TV depicts female inmates; is “Orange Is The New Black” a step forward in public understanding? Next, what’s happened to media coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement since Donald Trump took office? Finally on the program, three Project Censored student researchers… The post Orange Is The New Black, Black Lives Matter, and Pro...

Today’s show is devoted to the US drone warfare program, its consequences for targeted populations, and activists’ efforts to stop it. Selay Ghaffar with the Solidarity Party of Afghanistan joins in by phone from Kabul, and explains who the actual victims of drone strikes are. And three California peace activists… The post The US Drone Warfare Program appeared first on Project Ce...

With the 49th anniversary of the MLK assassination recently past, Mickey Huff and guest co-host Kenn Burrows welcome attorney and author William Pepper to the program. Pepper discusses his latest book, “The Plot to Kill King,” much of it based on evidence unavailable at the 1999 civil trial, King vs.… The post Kenn Burrows and William Pepper appeared first on Project Censored .