Government the Media

Government – The Media

Directions: READ 5 of the following stories (listed below) and write answers to the following questions: - What is your reaction to the story? - Do you think this is an important story that should be better known by the public? - Why do you think the story may have been censored?

PROJECTCENSORED.ORG The mission of Project Censored is to teach students and the public about the role of a free press in a free society – and to tell the News That Didn’t Make the News and Why

WHAT IS MODERN CENSORSHIP? At Project Censored, we examine the coverage of news and information important to the maintenance of a healthy and functioning democracy. We define Modern Censorship as the subtle yet constant and sophisticated manipulation of reality in our mass media outlets. On a daily basis, censorship refers to the intentional non-inclusion of a news story – or piece of a news story – based on anything other than a desire to tell the truth. Such manipulation can take the form of political pressure (from government officials and powerful individuals), economic pressure (from advertisers and funders), and legal pressure (the threat of lawsuits from deep-pocket individuals, corporations, and institutions). Project Censored: Top Censored Stories of 2015-2016

#25 NYPD Editing WIKIPEDIA on POLICE BRUTALITY #24 INDIA’S SOLAR PLANS BLOCKED by US INTERESTS, WTO #23 MODERN-DAY CHILD SLAVERY: SEX TRAFFICKING of UNDERAGE GIRLS in the US #22 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Cooperates with ALEC to PRIVATIZE EDUCATION #21 LITTLE GUANTANAMOS: Secretive "COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT UNITS" in the US #20 The WALMARTING of AMERICAN EDUCATION #19 GLOBAL EPIDEMIC of ELECTRONIC WASTE #18 WOMEN'S MOVEMENTS Offer GLOBAL PARADIGM SHIFT Toward SOCIAL JUSTICE #17 Deadly MEDICAL NEGLECT for IMMIGRANTS in PRIVATIZED US JAILS #16 Over THREE-QUARTERS of FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS Not Fully Answered #15 Understanding CLIMATE CHANGE and GENDER EQUALITY #14 FBI'S NEW PLAN to SPY on HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Across the Country #13 US "VACCINE COURT" Has Paid Over THREE BILLION DOLLARS to VACCINE-INJURED FAMILIES #12 Why Our Lives Depend on KEEPING 80% of FOSSIL FUELS in the Ground #11 CIA WARNED Bush Administration of TERRORIST ATTACK Prior to 9/11 #10 CISA: The INTERNET SURVEILLANCE ACT No One Is Discussing #9 BIG PHARMA POLITICAL LOBBYING NOT Limited to Presidential Campaigns #8 SYRIA'S WAR Spurred by Contest for GAS DELIVERY to Europe, Not MUSLIM SECTARIANISM #7 NO END in Sight for FUKUSHIMA DISASTER #6 OVER 1.5 MILLION AMERICAN FAMILIES Live On $2 per Person per Day #5 CORPORATE EXPLOITATION of GLOBAL RUFUGEE CRISIS Masked as HUMANITARIANISM #4 SEARCH ENGINE ALGORITHMS and ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES Could Swing 2016 Election #3 RISING CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS Threaten to Permanently Disrupt Vital Ocean Bacteria #2 Crisis in EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE #1 US MILITARY FORCES Deployed in 70% of World's Nations