Project Censored's State of the Free Press 2021

- Authors
- Mickey Huff & Andy Lee Roth & Matt Taibbi
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press
- Tags
- sociology , political science , propaganda , government , sociology books , political philosophy , geopolitics , political science books , world politics , history books , history , political books , politics , free speech , media , international politics , journalism , philosophy , democracy , education , race , economics , pop culture , business , school , technology , resistance , culture , critical thinking , social , law , self help , reference , marketing , internet , guide , essays , environment , american history , biography , feminism , computers , writing , health
- Date
- 2020-10-17T18:00:00Z
- Size
- 5.74 MB
- Lang
- en
The new and improved "Censored," detailing the top censored stories and media analysis of 2020.Our nation's oldest news-monitoring group, Project Censored, refreshes its longstanding yearbook series, Censored, with State of the Free Press 2021. This edition offers a more succinct and comprehensive survey of the most important but underreported news stories of 2020; in addition to a comparative analysis of the current state of corporate and independent news media, and its effect on democracy. The establishment media sustains a decrepit post-truth era, as examined the lowlight features: "Junk Food News"-frivolous stories that distract the public from actual news-and-"News Abuse"-important stories covered in ways that undermine public understanding. The alternative media provokes a burgeoning critical media literacy age, as evaluated in the highlight feature: "Media Democracy in Action"-relevant stories responsibly reported on by independent organizations....