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WHO DO YOU TRUST As a society we find ourselves in an era of unprecedented distrust For example a 2022 Ipsos global study of about 22 000 people found that only about 30 of adults believe other people can be trusted This means two out of three adults do not believe other humans are reliable or honest Yet collectively many believe this lack of trust is an important issue Nearly 80 of adults believe that Americans have too little confidence in each other according to Pew Research and nearly 60 believe it is important to improve the number of people who trust each other Why the lack of trust When individuals who noted they believe interpersonal trust has deteriorated responded to that question 43 mentioned societal and policy problems as underlying factors With this level of distrust clearly tracking into multiple areas of life it s no surprise that news media outlets covering these issues also make the list of those struggling to gain credibility When it comes to news media here again two in three U S adults either do not have very much confidence 28 or no confidence at all 38 in newspapers according to the most recent Gallup poll 2022 which has been recording America s trust in news media since 1972 In the rapid pace of our media saturated world many people struggle to distinguish between fact and opinion and often get lost in a sea of stories featuring celebrity scandals and other sensationalized headlines that ultimately have little relevance to those individuals lives The modern era of the internet and information sharing doesn t make it easier It s simple for online content producers to publish whatever information they want to share truth or not and buyer beware media consumers are increasingly responsible for parsing fact from fiction Unfortunately research suggests the majority of the American public is not prepared to undertake this crucial task Only four in ten survey respondents aged 19 81 reported learning to analyze science news stories for bias and credibility according to a nation al survey conducted in 2022 by Media Literacy Now A lack of taught critical thinking skills will impact readers abilities to understand whether an information source is trustworthy rendering them vulnerable to mistaking junk food news and other forms of sensationalized or misleading reporting as indistinguishable from credible journalism To counter the rising tides of misinformation and disinformation it s important that more individuals begin to understand the limitations of corporate news coverage and to cultivate appreciation for independent investigative journalism A better understanding of news is not truly the end in itself but a means to an end the real goal is a better informed public which in turn is a crucial requirement for a robust democracy and a population of individuals with restored trust in media especially journalism our political institutions and each other

A VISION FOR CRITICAL MEDIA LITERACY It s clear that media literacy educators in the United States face big challenges as do news media outlets committed to renewing the public s trust in journalism not to mention individuals who seek to understand today s complex social issues so they can engage actively in their communities and in local regional and national politics Project Censored s work speaks to each of these concerned groups providing time tested resources to understand the power of media and to harness that power in order to improve people s lives by addressing systemic social problems Project Censored s mission is to promote critical media literacy independent journalism and democracy We educate students and the public about the importance of a truly free press for democratic self government Censorship undermines democracy We expose and oppose news censorship and we promote independent investigative journalism media literacy and critical thinking Through our website weekly radio program annual book media literacy curriculums publishing imprint and other programs we provide this service to the United States Canada UK and the world We seek to ensure that news stories that have the greatest implications for the people of the United States get more coverage than those that are sensational or simply entertaining Our goal is to enlighten people about the stories they don t hear the news that didn t make the news that are likely to affect their lives and the lives of their children far into the future From this perspective journalism undertaken in the public interest can stimulate people to act in ways that make a difference An informed public is crucial to democracy in at least two basic ways First without access to relevant news and opinion people cannot fully participate in government Second without media literacy people cannot evaluate for themselves the quality or significance of the news they receive Project Censored s work highlights the important links among a free press media literacy and democratic self government This is why we promote public awareness of trust in and support for independent news sources that provide meaningful alternatives to corporate news reporting Our promotion of independent journalism includes tools for educators and the general public to enhance peoples critical media literacy skills and therefore enrich each persons interactions with news media

PROJECT TESTIMONIALS Here are a few comments from our staff interns volunteers and program participants over the years that provide deeper insights into how we are elucidating the complex connections between media literacy and democratic politics Even with sobering conclusions about media literacy in the United States the experience of working with faculty and students from across the country keeps me from despairing over our society s future Instead it bolsters my faith that with enhanced efforts to promote critical media literacy we can do better in the immediate future And it fortifies my belief that increasing public awareness of trust in and support for independent journalism is one essential dimension of every movement for social justice Andy Lee Roth Project Censored s Associate Director Perhaps the most important part of the mission is gearing the efforts towards students by making sure to help young adults you re helping a new generation become critical thinkers in a world that continues to diminish such a skill By engaging in the Project s critical media literacy curriculum students learn to investigate rather than react when they encounter controversial or sensational news content They develop skills to assess whether the evidence in a news report holds up under scrutiny and how to cross check content with other stories on the same topic Sierra Kaul former student contributing author to yearbook Censorship is just like fake news it s not going to disappear because you want it to it s a waste of time to try to manage a future where it doesn t exist The question is how to deal with it This is how the Project is helpful It teaches you how to interrogate news and what questions to ask that s not just good ethos to the Project that s effective education Nolan Higdon former student current faculty and Project Censored Judge Misinformation and disinformation have become serious issues of concern among the American public There have been many responses to the moral panic around so called fake news during the past decade from the government and the private sector Unfortunately all of these involve some form of censorship for example blacklisting deplatforming demonetizing shadow banning labeling and outright memory holing of information often regardless of its factual efficacy We strongly believe in principles of free speech and a free press and the key role these play in buttressing robust debate and spurring engaged civic engagement We also firmly oppose censorship in its many guises We argue that critical media literacy education not censorship is the most effective antidote to the recent rise of fake news propaganda Mickey Huff Project Censored s Director and President of the Media Freedom Foundation Propaganda mis information and straight up censorship has and is still being used in the US and in other places to actively sway people one way or another and without giving people the tools to understand this our democracy will continue to be threatened Censorship and misinformation is happening at nearly all levels of how we consume news I ve seen it on social media cable news local news and everywhere else It s so hard to know what is the truth now and this has been purposeful in many ways I believe that the importance of knowing where our news is coming from why it is coming from that source and what it means is one of the most important pieces of having a healthy functioning society Adam Armstrong webmaster Media Freedom Foundation board member chief financial officer One of the things I found is that it s not just news but sometimes it s the algorithms or programs we use and I don t think people realize that when we are engaging with those platforms it s that interface that is directing you So thinking more independently if you follow more independent news channels then you can start directing Google for example to give you more results having more control over your digital presence online Cem Addemir former student researcher and Censored yearbook author currently pursuing graduate degree

OUR TIMELINE Project Censored launched in 1976 with the goal to provide critical media literacy training to thousands of students and the general public and to expose news censorship in the United States The Project produced its first list of important but under reported news stories in 1976 and circulated the earliest annual reports in mimeographed form From early on Bruce Brugmann helped to increase the Project s impact by publishing Project Censored s annual report of the news that didn t make the news in the San Francisco Bay Guardian This evolved to include book publications exploring issues of the current press media literacy and the top 25 under reported stories the Censored yearbook as technology evolved the organization incorporated video documentaries and other multimedia such as the radio show launched in 2010 Around the same time Project Censored started its Campus Affiliates Program involving a network of college and university faculty and students in its work In 2000 the Media Freedom Foundation MFF was established as a fiscal sponsor for Project Censored and its programs The MFF is a nonprofit 501 c 3 organization that supports First Amendment rights investigative research and media related organizations In 2021 Project Censored launched its own publishing imprint The Censored Press dedicated to producing books that promote independent investigative journalism media literacy and critical thinking Its next edition of the Censored featured a streamlined format that distilled the most significant elements of the award winning book series rebranded under the new title The State of the Free Press The new yearbook extends the tradition originated by Professor Carl Jensen and his Sonoma State University students in 1976 while reflecting how the expansion of the Project to include affiliate faculty and students from campuses across North America has made the Project even more diverse and robust Project Censored continues to find ways to present under reported news while reaching more individuals with essential tools and content about media literacy issues to ensure the ongoing freedom of the press

HISTORIAL HIGHLIGHTS 1976 Dr Carl Jensen founded Project Censored at Sonoma State University He developed the Project to research and publicize news media censorship in the US and to develop students critical thinking skills and media literacy The Project produced its first annual list of important but under reported news stories in 1976 1993 The Shelburne Press Chapel Hill NC published the first yearbook Censored The News That Didn t Make the News And Why edited by Carl Jensen 1994 The annual Censored book is published by Dan Simon of Four Walls Eight Windows out of New York City 1996 Seven Stories Press becomes the Project s new long time publisher with Dan Simon in New York The Project is one of the seven stories that became part of the foundation for the award winning publisher Dr Peter Phillips a sociologist at Sonoma State University becomes the Project s second director From 1997 2011 Phillips edited or co edited fourteen volumes of the Censored year book and taught critical media literacy to thousands of students 1998 The first feature length documentary about Project Censored Is the Press Really Free by Steve Keller aired on PBS stations around the US 2009 2010 The Project launched its Campus Affiliates Program a network of college and university faculty and students researching important but Most of the case uses under reported with the dual aims of improving public appreciation of independent investigative journalism and providing hands on training in critical media literacy for students 2010 Professor Mickey Huff of Diablo Valley College becomes the Project s third director Working with associate director Dr Andy Lee Roth Huff extended the Project s educational reach beyond Sonoma State University through the Project s Campus Affiliates Program The Campus Affiliate Program now involves hundreds of students and faculty across the country each year Peter Phillips and Mickey Huff launched The Project Censored Radio Show a weekly public affairs program originating from the historic studios of KPFA in Berkeley California part of the Pacifica network The program is currently hosted primarily by Huff with co host Eleanor Goldfield and is syndicated on more than 50 radio stations across North America 2013 Release of Project Censored the Movie Ending the Reign of Junk Food News the second documentary about the Project directed and produced by former student Doug Hecker with Christopher Oscar The documentary premiered at the Sonoma International Film Festival and screened around the world winning several awards Project Censored became part of the National Coalition Against Censorship and began working with the Banned Books Week Coalition 2014 The Project received the National Whistleblower Center s Pillar Award for New Media and Journalism 2016 Project Censored hosted the Media Freedom Summit at Sonoma State University in celebration of the organization s 40th anniversary 2017 Special edition of the Censored yearbook Censored 2017 in celebration of the Project s 40th anniversary 2018 Media Freedom Summit 2 0 Critical Media Literacy for Social Justice hosted by Project Censored at the College of Marin Kentfield CA 2020 The Project released its third documentary United States of Distraction Fighting the Fake News Invasion filmed by students directed and written by Nolan Higdon Mickey Huff and Andy Lee Roth and edited and narrated by independent journalist Abby Martin It debuted virtually during the Covid 19 pandemic in partnership with The Real News Network and has had nearly 45k views online Project Censored co sponsors the first annual Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas CMLCA convening an international multilingual group of journalists media experts activists and educators to promote critical media literacy education in the US and around the world Project Censored continues to cosponsor the CMLCA including subsequent editions of the conference in 2021 convened remotely due to Covid 19 and 2022 2021 Project Censored partnered with The Real News Network on a three part online series The Long Sili Con Power and Censorship in the Digital Era It featured acclaimed media scholars and experts who addressed the rising crisis of online censorship deplatforming and surveillance capitalism Three major questions framed each of the segments What Could Life and Media Be Without Surveillance Capitalism Can Democracy Exist in the Digital Era and Is Freedom Possible in the Digital Era It has some 6k views online 2021 Launch of The Censored Press Project Censored s publishing imprint in partnership with Seven Stories Press dedicated to producing books that promote independent investigative journalism media literacy and critical thinking In addition to ongoing editions of the State of the Free Press yearbook series The Censored Press has published The Media and Me A Guide to Critical Media Literacy for Young People authored by Project Censored and the Media Revolution Collective December 2022 Kevin Gosztola s Guilty of Journalism The Political Case against Julian Assange about the US government s persecution of WikiLeak s founder Julian Assange March 2023 and Adam Bessie and Peter Glanting s Going Remote A Teacher s Journey a graphic memoir about education in the Covid era forthcoming May 2023 With publication of State of the Free Press 2021 rebranding and streamlining of the Project s Censored yearbook series as State of the Free Press 2022 Launch of Project Censored s Dispatches on Media and Politics series cogent articles of the latest media industry news the state of the free press and the intersection of media and politics The Dispatches series is published biweekly and reprinted by numerous independent media outlets 2023 Targeted mailing of 500 copies of The Media and Me the Project s guide to critical media literacy for young people to educators in public school districts in 15 states across the country where state legislatures are currently considering bills to support media literacy education in schools

Notable Accomplishments Two times recipient of the Firecracker Alternative Book Awards 2008 PEN Oakland National Literary Censorship Award Mt Diablo Peace and Justice Center honored the Project with a certificate of special recognition from Congressman Mark DeSaulnier CA 11 for the Project s outstanding and invaluable service to the community The Project s director Mickey Huff received the Center s 2018 Justice and Peace Through Education Award In 2019 the Society Of Professional Journalists Northern California Chapter recognized the Project and director Mickey Huff with the James Madison Freedom of Information Beverly Kees Educator Award Featured Media Spots Project Censored spokespersons are frequently sought after expert sources on topics including free speech challenges media literacy and ethics journalism new media and the intersections of media politics and culture The Project s recent media placements showcases documents a dramatic uptick in publications in other prestigious outlets since 2021 Learn more at www projectcensored org press room

MAKING JOURNALISM MATTER Since Project Censored s establishment in 1976 there have been momentous shifts in journalism and how or whether the public engages with news One fundamental problem is that people s attention is now so divided that very few pay careful attention to news on a consistent basis Instead critical media scholars talk about news snacking or news that is encountered incidentally as is the case when people see the headlines of a news story only incidentally while scrolling through their social media feeds A 2017 study determined that the prevalence of a news finds me perception is likely to widen gaps in political knowledge while promoting a false sense of being informed Local news outlets are lacking with 70 million Americans one fifth of the country s population residing in news deserts communities with very limited access to local news or in counties just one newspaper closure away from becoming so With journalism inaccessible to the growing number of people who live in news deserts or only a matter of passing interest to online news snackers the disappearance of journalism is seemingly happening before our eyes Now we need to be clear there is no shortage of exemplary independent reporting on the most pressing issues in our world today That said it s not simple to recognize such reporting or to find sources of it amidst the clattering voices that compete for the public s attention Journalism may need to reinvent itself to survive but the most promising models will depend not on technological fixes or more profitable business models but on reinvesting in journalism as a public good And that is what Project Censored aims to do instill that sense of public good while giving voice to important yet underreported news stories educating the public in media literacy and journalistic integrity and building a new wave of informed and empowered citizens who know how to find and trust reputable journalism

HERE S HOW IT WORKS The following provides an overview of our various programs and the work we do in the community We focus on two tiers within our programming dividing our attention on Academic Education we mostly provide educational resources for middle school high school and college aged students and their teachers as well as Public Information Academic Education programs are used in traditional classrooms and homeschooling or other educational settings to help students of all ages develop media literacy skills and enjoy hands on experience to enhance that education Our programs informing the public generally leverage the work of these students to provide education to members of the general public who want to engage with our work whether as a means to develop their own media literacy skills or as a source for trustworthy independent journalism on topics that are not adequately covered by establishment mainstream news outlets Academic Education K through College Campus Affiliates We are dedicated to student education as a means of promoting democracy freedom of expression and greater equality in society The cornerstone of the program developing students critical media literacy through hands on engagement involves empowering students to critically assess existing media structures and practices so that they can contribute to the development of an alternative system that better reflects their diversity and serves our common good The Campus Affiliates program is currently focused on college level education and is broken down into two areas Media Literacy Education Curriculum Guides and our Validated Independent News VINs project This program connects hundreds of faculty and students at colleges and universities across the U S and around the world in the collective effort of identifying and researching each year s top Censored news stories Media Literacy Education Curriculum Guides This project provides K through College educators around the country with resources for teaching media literacy including workshop opportunities and free downloadable teaching guides Teachers who bring Project Censored into their classrooms give their students direct hands on opportunities to develop their critical thinking skills and media literacy Workshops for educators to improve their understanding of critical media literacy skills Project Censored hosts groups workshops as part of conference appearances or upon request These are a great opportunity for teachers to fulfill professional development requirements while also implementing classroom opportunities for students to grow media literacy skills Current curriculum guides include State of the Free Press study guides With the annual State of the Free Press publications in 2022 we began creating teaching guides to help educators fuse the contents of their curriculum The most recent teaching guide for State of the Free Press 2023 is available here and the teaching guide for State of the Free Press 2022 is here To augment The Media and Me the Project s guide to critical media literacy for young people we offer a teaching guide that facilitates the book s use in classrooms The guide which provides classroom tested discussion questions and exercises is available here The Global Critical Media Literacy Project Educators Guide produced by Project Censored in collaboration with the Action Coalition for Media Education ACME provides resources for student discussion and exercises focused on promoting personal empowerment and civic engagement through critical awareness of media This guide is available here Oak Meadow homeschool curriculum Censorship Guide for Teachers available online This guide offers 12 ways to use Project Censored in the classroom with activity suggestions And additional resources on the Project Censored in the classroom page Validated Independent News The Validated Independent News exercise is the core component of the Project s Campus Affiliates Program which provides students hands on training in critical media literacy By identifying evaluating and summarizing what Project Censored calls Validated Independent News stories VINs students develop their critical thinking and digital media literacy skills in service of informing the public about significant news stories that corporate news media fail to cover adequately This is important because it allows media literacy skills to become relevant beyond the four walls of students classrooms as matters of community engagement and crucial skills for participation in the political process Faculty participating in the Project s Campus Affiliates Program teach media literacy tools to their students and integrate students research of news coverage across a variety of subject areas To formulate vital questions clearly and precisely to gather and assess relevant information to formulate well reasoned conclusions and solutions that can be tested against relevant criteria and standards to think open mindedly across alternative systems of thought while identifying underlying assumptions and to communicate all of this effectively these are elementary critical thinking skills that make free speech meaningful and robust democracy possible Researching Validated Independent News stories provides students with direct hands on opportunities to engage and hone these skills

Project Censored publishes students VINs on the Project website and a selection of those stories make it all the way to the final ballot from which the Project s expert panel of 28 international judges rank each year s Top 25 stories Each VIN and the annual Top 25 story lists acknowledge the student researcher and faculty evaluator by name alongside the independent investigative journalists who originally reported the news story In this way Project Censored helps students bring their work to an audience beyond their teachers and peers outside the four walls of their classroom Faculty participating in the Campus Affiliates Program regularly report back about how excited students are to work on an assignment that may result in contributing to some greater good The prospect of sharing their work via the Project s website and potentially through the Censored yearbooks motivates students to do their best work on the Validated Independent News assignment Each year roughly 200 students and their faculty mentors from two dozen colleges and universities participate in the identification vetting and summarizing of Validated Independent News stories Other classroom exercises to help students flex their media literacy muscles In addition to the Campus Affiliates Program which focuses on student research of Validated Independent News stories the Project also supports direct student engagement in critical media literacy through other research programs that feed into the State of the Free Press yearbook series These include student research on Deja Vu News deeply researched updates on developments in news stories highlighted in previous yearbooks Top 25 story lists The past three State of the Free Press yearbooks have featured Deja Vu news updates on topics such as microplastics pollution voting restriction and free speech issues on college campuses by student interns from North Central College working under the guidance of Dr Steve Macek chair of the North Central s Department of Communication and Media Studies A number of these student authors have gone on to pursue graduate degrees or employment in fields related to their areas of research Junk Food News building on a term originally coined by the Project s founder Carl Jensen to describe sensational news stories that distract the public s attention from more substantive and consequential issues Investigations of contemporary examples of junk food news compare and contrast junk stories with serious stories that took place in the same time frame but which received far less news coverage The Junk Food News chapter in each yearbook is typically coauthored by students working in collaboration with Project Censored faculty The experience in writing and publishing the Junk Food News chapter has helped many of these student authors advance their education or successfully land their first jobs after graduation News Abuse A counterpart to Junk Food News News Abuse refers to news stories of genuine significance that have been subject to biased interpretation or spin to the extent that the importance of the story is likely to be misunderstood Analysis of news abuse provides students with a concrete way of appreciating the subtle influence of news framing how news reporting directs where and how news consumers focus their attention Recent editions of the State of the Free Press yearbook series provide examples of research into Deja Vu News Junk Food News and News Abuse that teachers and their students can use as models for their own direct exploration of current news issues Internships Interns will develop skills that prepare them for a career in journalism but which are also fundamental to successful employment in a variety of fields Internships are available to undergraduate students applicants do not need to have journalism experience but strong writing skills and careful attention to detail are important Interns support daily operations at Project Censored such as identifying and vetting independent news stories researching current news topics and issues in press freedom communicating with partner organizations and promoting the Project s work through its website social media channels and public events Beyond employment internships develop skills that will enhance student interns impact as leaders in their communities

Engaging the Public Project Censored combines journalistic research and civic education to galvanize public participation Our programs provide public access to underreported news stories as well as resources for improving individuals media literacy skills The following section provides an overview of these public oriented programs which operate in tandem with academic programs The Yearbook Series The State of the Free Press is the Project s annual book coauthored each year by a diverse group of media educators scholars and activists including students who advocate for press freedom and critical media literacy as means to promote a more robust democracy The yearbook highlights independent journalism focused on important news topics that have been ignored marginalized or distorted by corporate news media The yearbook published by Project Censored s imprint The Censored Press in partnership with Seven Stories Press shows how to distinguish trustworthy journalism from slanted news and clickbait infotainment Weekly Public Affairs Radio Program The Project Censored Show was launched in 2010 by Mickey Huff and Peter Phillips as an extension of the work Project Censored began in 1976 celebrating independent journalism while fighting media censorship It now airs on some 50 stations from Maui to New York and is available on iTunes Spotify other various online platforms and through Patreon Each week Mickey and his current co host Eleanor Goldfield conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer insightful commentary and analysis on the key political social and economic issues of the day Radio is still a powerful media for sharing ideas Through The Project Censored Show we reach segments of the public that might not otherwise know about the Project s books educational programs or website The Notebook and Dispatches series The Project Censored Notebook offers updates on media literacy and the state of the free press as well as industry issues and other critical updates followed by our staff The Notebook includes the Project s recently launched Dispatches on Media and Politics series which is not only published on our website but also republished by a number of other online platforms such as distribution through the Independent Media Institute Salon USA Today Ms Magazine The Progressive YES Magazine Scheerpost Truthout among others These Dispatches are published every two weeks and in each article one of Project Censored s experts offers cogent analysis of the latest media industry news the state of the free press and the intersection of media and politics Validated Independent News Stories Validated Independent News stories VINs report information and perspective that the public has a right and need to know but to which it has limited access VINs focus on news stories that do not appear in the most prominent corporate news outlets or these stories have been marginalized or distorted In consequence the general public is unlikely to be aware of them Before being posted as a VIN each story undergoes evaluation by student researchers and faculty evaluators to determine that it is important timely fact based well documented and under reported in the corporate media These VINs are candidates for inclusion among the top 25 stories in Project Censored s annual book The Censored Press Established in 2021 The Censored Press is the publishing imprint of Project Censored and its non profit sponsor the Media Freedom Foundation Building on the Project s yearbook series website weekly radio show and other programs The Censored Press advances the Project s promotion of independent investigative journalism media literacy and critical thinking Documentary Films and Video Reports The Project produces video projects ranging from brief news reports to feature length documentaries We ve created video series for important yet under covered social issues and we also post video recordings of The Project Censored Show radio show to the Project s YouTube channel The Project s YouTube channel and related channels host videos of conferences interviews and other public events Our three existing documentaries include Is the Press Really Free 1998 Project Censored the Movie Ending the Reign of Junk Food News 2013 and United States of Distraction Fighting the Fake News Invasion 2020 Public events and Partnerships Project Censored participates in conferences events and associations related to our mission Some examples include the Banned Books Week Coalition and the National Coalition Against Censorship Our team also regularly publishes articles for a general audience in a variety of online and print publications as well as being interviewed as expert guests on a number of independent public affairs radio programs and podcasts

ESSENTIAL TO SOCIETY Project Censored offers rich resources for students and the public to improve their media literacy skills and to become better informed about important but under reported news issues that impact them daily We highlight how ethical journalism committed to the public good can be a positive force for social change Continuing to support this type of journalism can cause a great and positive shift for society and make people s lives happier and healthier said Sierra a former student and contributing author to Project Censored s yearbook Independent investigative journalism also stands to be a public good in that it exposes the truths that are at times hidden in a shadowed democracy Sometimes the things we aren t supposed to know are the things we need to know the most While there are many ways to explore the impact of Project Censored another underlying current is the community that continues to build around this cause I can travel most of the country if not the world and find someone from the Project said Nolan That s not something we intended to develop and clearly exists Just knowing that community is out there is empowering

CONTENT VIEWS LISTENS YOUTUBE 8 281 views 1 1K 6 851 hours of watch time subscribers Popular videos Project Censored the Movie Ending the Reign of Junk Food News 2020 4 5k views United States of Distraction Movie 2016 44 1k views both videos are also available on Kanopy and this count does not include views there RADIO SHOWS 360 episodes of our radio show available online 550 Radio Shows and counting 45 episodes of the show is produced each year ANNUAL CENSORED STORY LISTS VALIDATED INDEPENDENT NEWS 1 300 news stories have been investigated and publicized important through our annual Top 25 Censored story lists which spotlight vital reporting by independent journalists and news outlets on social issues that corporate news media have ignored marginalized or distorted since 1976 100 200 Validated News stories are posted on the Project s website highlighting high quality investigative reporting by independent news outlets each year 33 additional articles are also publish on average each year on our website through our Dispatches series and on other independent news outlets websites and magazines ANNUAL WEBSITE TRAFFIC 200 000 annual website visitors with increasing traffic every year WORLDWIDE access to our website with view by people from all over the world 2 years we have seen a large increase in visits and engagement YEARBOOK SERIES OTHER CENSORED PRESS TITLES 30 print editions of the Project Censored yearbook Other recent publications include The Media and Me A Guide to Critical Media Literacy for Young People by Project Censored and the Media Revolution Collective Giants The Global Power Elite by Peter Phillps The Anatomy of Fake News A Critical New Literacy Education by Nolan Higdon Guilty of Journalism The Political Case Against Julian Assange by Kevin Gosztola Going Remote A Teacher s Journey by Adam Bessie and illustrated by Peter Glanting to be published May 2023 Terms of Servitude Zionism Silicon Valley and Digital Colonialism in the Palestinian Liberation Struggle by Omar Zahzah forthcoming 2024

HOW YOU CAN HELP Supporting Member Options monthly gifts When you commit to Project Censored we commit to you Join our project with a monthly donation and we ll send you a copy of our recent State of the Free Press book along with various swag items depending on your gift level Visit Project censored org support for more information Grassroots Activists 10 mo First Amendment Advocate 15 mo The Founders Club 19 76 mo Media Freedom Champion 50 mo One time donations 50 Storyteller Support our team in publishing and sharing an underreported story on our various platforms 100 Classroom Connector Support distributions of books for classroom use educator guides and other teaching tools 500 Radio Enthusiast Keep our stories on air with your one time gift to support our radio show 1 000 Publishing Partner Support the production and printing of our Censored Press books 3 000 Internship Instigator Sponsor a summer intern in our program Follow Us Facebook com ProjectCensored Instagram com ProjectCensored Twitter ProjectCensored YouTube com ProjectCensored More Info ProjectCensored org Censoredpress org