Censored 2010: The Top 25 Censored Stories of 2008#09

With today's media dominated by large corporations who are at best hesitant to report some of the most important stories, if those stories challenge powerful corporate interests, Project Censored is badly needed. This years Project Censored Yearbook, documents many important stories that have been negleted by the mainstream media such as the origins of Somali piracy, the continued U.S. backed repression in Haiti, the fact that U.S. schools are as segregated as they were in 1954 at the time of the Brown Vs Board of Education Supreme Court ruling, and the corrupt backgrounds of many of Obama's military appointees. The stories may depress the reader, but the Project Censored Year Book also contains uplifting stories of how people around the world are organizing to fight for social change.

Here's a compilation, that is primarily about the perceived sinking of the ship "Freedom of the press" with other assorted there's a million stories in the naked city. The book is righteous and compelling, yet I have more than this sense that your everyday whatever citizen won't get pass the book's somewhat awkward facade or even for that matter premise. Heck, well excuse me..., things like this book become just like banging ones head against the wall. For me the book just has too many snippets, in other words the book is like some graduate paper with dumb down language. So in conclusion, if you don't read very many current event books, this is an easy read and should teach you some new tricks. If you are like me on the otherhand and read mostly non-fiction books, I'll simply defer my recommendation. Every generation suffers future shock, stock car racing?, "Oh! yeah..!" (Randy "Macho Man" Salvage).

This book is a breath of fresh air in a stagnating media system. Where the mainstream media is dedicated more to reporting the antics of Britney Spears (or her sister) than giving us actual news, Project Censored is focused on finding and reporting the most important stories of the year. And there's no one better to get down to the real news than the team at Project Censored. This group of well-respected, conscientious professors, students, and interns knows exactly how to unearth the facts and stories hidden from the public. Their research methods say it all. They comb through 200 publications and 1000 websites to find the news not covered in the U.S. media. They then pump up the volume on their dig for the truth by delving into three different databases -- Lexis Nexis, Dow Jones, and PearlQuest -- looking for any coverage of the stories by mainstream media. When they do find a story, they examine it to see how long the story was and whether it was broadcast during prime times or in off hours. If that isn't enough, they then send the stories to industry experts to check the veracity of the information. By the time they're done, the staff at Project Censored have completely vetted each and every story. Their exhaustive research gives them the perfect platform to report what's missing in the news and to challenge those in power, both on the left and on the right. Censored 2010 is just another example of their exemplary reporting skills. Nice job, Project Censored! Keep up the great work.

CENSORED 2010 is by far the most comprehensive, informative, and interesting yearook published since I founded the Project in 1976. Congratulations to the entire Censored 2010 Team!