Project Censored: The news that didn't make the news
Fellow Bay Area journalists Project Censored have just released their annual book of "The News That Didn't Make the News": stories that weren't reported on, were misrepresented or were underreported by the mainstream media. The program teams college students and journalists to do in-depth investigative reporting projects.
The list makes for great reading, but here are a few highlights.
2. US Schools are More Segregated Today than in the 1950s
10. Ecuador Declares Foreign Debt Illegitimate
21. Recession Causes States to Cut Welfare
Part of our mission here at Current is to highlight and uncover untold or little-told stories as well. So, as always, if there are any stories you don't think are getting the coverage they deserve, let us know.
Some underreported stories we've covered:
- From Russia With Hate: Vanguard's award-winning look at the rise of neo-Nazis in Russia
- China's Wild West: Laura Ling covers the Uighurs in Xinjiang Province, China
Between 700 and 1000 stories are submitted to Project Censored each year from journalists, scholars, librarians, and concerned citizens around the world. With the help of more than 200 Sonoma State University faculty, students, and community members, Project Censored reviews the story submissions for coverage, content, reliability of sources and national significance. The university community selects 25 stories to submit to the Project Censored panel of judges who then rank them in order of importance. Current or previous national judges include: Noam Chomsky, Susan Faludi, George Gerbner, Sut Jhally, Frances Moore Lappe, Michael Parenti, Herbert I. Schiller, Barbara Seaman, Erna Smith, Mike Wallace and Howard Zinn. All 25 stories are featured in the yearbook, Censored: The News That Didn’t Make the News.
The list makes for great reading, but here are a few highlights.
2. US Schools are More Segregated Today than in the 1950s
In Latino and African American populations, two of every five students attend intensely segregated schools. For Latinos this increase in segregation reflects growing residential segregation. For blacks a significant part of the reversal reflects the ending of desegregation plans in public schools throughout the nation.
10. Ecuador Declares Foreign Debt Illegitimate
In November 2008, Ecuador became the first country to undertake an examination of the legitimacy and structure of its foreign debt. An independent debt audit commissioned by the government of Ecuador documented hundreds of allegations of irregularity, illegality, and illegitimacy in contracts of debt to predatory international lenders. The loans, according to the report, violated Ecuador’s domestic laws, US Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, and general principles of international law. Ecuador’s use of legitimacy as a legal argument for defaulting set a major precedent; indeed, the formation of a debt auditing commission sets a precedent.
21. Recession Causes States to Cut Welfare
Many states are in the midst of an aggressive action to push thousands of eligible mothers off Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), traditionally known as welfare. Families are being denied aid so that savings can be redirected in state budgets.
Part of our mission here at Current is to highlight and uncover untold or little-told stories as well. So, as always, if there are any stories you don't think are getting the coverage they deserve, let us know.
Some underreported stories we've covered:
- From Russia With Hate: Vanguard's award-winning look at the rise of neo-Nazis in Russia
- China's Wild West: Laura Ling covers the Uighurs in Xinjiang Province, China
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