Censored 2006: The Top 25 Censored Stories

by Peter Phillips, Project Censored

The 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.

Genres: Reference

432 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2005

Reviews

[Jack · Rating 5 out of 5]

i used to love to vote. i'd get dressed up in a suit and tie and go back to my hometown and talk to my elementary school teachers and everything (especially the lunch lady, angie, who's line to check in was always the longest but i'd always wait in it). this series of books, along with the disinformation series, and the 2--4 election is why i will never vote again. fuck johnny damon.

[R.K. Cowles · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 1/4 stars

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are like most Americans and don't read a daily newspaper because there is really no news in it, this book is for you. I actually do keep up with the news so I didn't read this from cover to cover, but I think it covers the bases - the big stories that got little or no coverage two years ago.

Project Censored is a project run out of Sonoma State that keeps up with an publishes the important stories we don't hear much or anything about. It is also a website, and they've just come out with Project Censored 2008, so it probably makes more sense to read that. If you read their top 25, you'll be better informed than 99% of the American public. At http://www.projectcensored.org/censor...

[Heidi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was excited about the book. I enjoy the website and the ideas behind it. I was disappointed in the exaggeration used by the article authors. It felt less like media, and more like some of the more incendiary forum arguments I have stumbled upon. Yes, that is technically one way of looking at something - the most extreme and divisive way.

[Dave Peticolas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Getting too much sleep? Can't stay awake at night? Try reading this collection of news stories and scare the beejezus out of yourself. They gradually veer off into what I hope are wild conspiracy theories.

Also, you might enjoy plenty of student-quality writing!

[Kenneth "Well" Hung · Rating 4 out of 5]

here's the list of the 25 censored stories of 2006:

http://www.projectcensored.org/censor...

[Rock Angel]

Good concept but looks like it's penned by just 1 person (& the same person every year). $2.05 on Amazon.

[Richard Jespers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Censored news stories. Incredible what the media leave out of the news (that is except for Jon Stewart and Rachel Maddow).