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The Project Censored Show is a weekly public affairs program that airs Fridays from 1-2 P.M. Pacific time on KPFA Pacifica Radio. The program is an extension of the work Project Censored began in 1976 celebrating independent journalism while fighting media censorship and supporting a truly free press. The program focuses on The News That Didn’t Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Peter Phillips conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The program began broadcasting in 2010 and is nationally syndicated on over 20 stations.

  1. Kashmir occupation / BRICS summit implications

    17 HR. AGO

    Kashmir occupation / BRICS summit implications

    In the first half of today’s show, Eleanor’s topic is India’s occupation of Kashmir and its violent suppression of human rights there. She says, for this topic, the guest’s chair stayed empty, because Kashmiri journalists and activists — even those outside Kashmir — are forced to stay silent for fear of retribution against their families. Eleanor also points out the multiple parallels and connections between the Israeli occupation of Palestine and the Indian  occupation of Kashmir. In the second half-hour, Ben Norton returns to the program to discuss the recent BRICS summit in Russia; he also compares the fast-growing BRICS group of economies with the US economy and its rising inequality. Ben Norton is editor-in-chief at the Geopolitical Economy Report (www.geopoliticaleconomy.com)   The post Kashmir occupation / BRICS summit implications appeared first on KPFA.

    1 hr
  2. Ralph Nader and Peter Phillips on Corporate Power versus People Power

    NOV 15

    Ralph Nader and Peter Phillips on Corporate Power versus People Power

    Legendary consumer-rights campaigner and political activist Ralph Nader returns to the Project Censored Show to discuss his two forthcoming books. Let’s Start the Revolution explains how grassroots people-power can defeat corporate power, while Out of Darkness is a collection of Nader’s writings from 2012 to 2022. Later in the program, Mickey talks with political sociologist Peter Phillips about his new book Titans of Capital: How Concentrated Wealth Threatens Humanity. The sequel to his 2018 book Giants, Titans identifies the money managers who control the world’s largest sums of capital, in their jobs at Black Rock and other huge investment firms, and how their power worsens the problems facing the human race. Note: These interviews were recorded prior to the November 5 election.   The post Ralph Nader and Peter Phillips on Corporate Power versus People Power appeared first on KPFA.

    1 hr
  3. Algorithmic Literacy for Journalists / A New Movement Media Alliance

    NOV 8

    Algorithmic Literacy for Journalists / A New Movement Media Alliance

    Mickey’s first guest this week is Project Censored’s Associate Director, Andy Lee Roth. Roth is a 2024-25 Reynolds Journalism Institute Fellow where he is developing an “algorithmic literacy” toolkit for journalists. He explains why today’s journalists need a basic understanding of the algorithms used by internet and social media tech giants to better serve the public. Issues around horse-race poll coverage, shadow banning, and algorithmic gatekeeping are discussed. In the second half of the show, Maya Schenwar of Truthout and Lara Witt of Prism introduce the organization they co-founded, the Movement Media Alliance. They explain why social-justice-oriented media outlets should work together, both to enhance their impact and to better the working conditions for journalists in independent media. GUESTS: Andy Lee Roth is Associate Director of Project Censored, co-editor of its state-of-the-free-press yearbooks, co-author of The Media and Me, and coordinator of its Campus Affiliates Program. His work on algorithmic literacy for journalists is supported by a fellowship from the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri. Maya Schenwar is Editor-At-Large for Truthout, and writes extensively on prison and policing issues. Lara Witt is Editor-In-Chief at Prism Reports.   The post Algorithmic Literacy for Journalists / A New Movement Media Alliance appeared first on KPFA.

    42 min
  4. Crisis, Culture, and Civility: Critical Media Literacy Education and Election 2024

    NOV 1

    Crisis, Culture, and Civility: Critical Media Literacy Education and Election 2024

    With the 2024 US elections drawing near, host Mickey Huff moderates an expert panel discussion with three media scholars and educators about how critical-media-literacy education can enhance civic engagement. They outline the many challenges posed by social media, hyper-partisanship, and fake news, but also explore what educators can do to engage today’s students and equip them with critical tools necessary to deconstruct media messaging and bridge communication barriers, both inside and outside the classroom. This program is also a special broadcast that is part of the Big Rhetorical Podcast Carnival. GUESTS: Allison Butler is a Senior Lecturer in Communications at the University of Massachusetts and the Director of the Media Literacy Certificate Program in the Department of Communication at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, MA, where she teaches courses on critical media literacy. Butler co-directs the grassroots organization, Mass Media Literacy, where she develops and conducts teacher training for the inclusion of critical media literacy in K-12 schools. She is co-author of The Media and Me and Surveillance Education. Nolan Higdon is a co-founding member of the Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas; a University Lecturer at the Merrill College and the Education Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz; a Project Censored National Judge; and an author of several books on media issues, including The Anatomy of Fake News, as well as co-author of The Media and Me and Surveillance Education. Sydney Sullivan is a Lecturer at San Diego State University, and a doctoral candidate at the University of California, Davis. Her research focuses on education and digital rhetoric with an emphasis on well-being. Sydney’s most recent chapter in Transformative Practice in Critical Media Literacy is out now, titled “Rethinking Curriculums: How Critical Digital Literacy and Mandatory Composition Courses Collide.”   The post Crisis, Culture, and Civility: Critical Media Literacy Education and Election 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

    1 hr
  5. Media Literacy Week: Guide to Fake News and Voices from the Frontlines

    OCT 25

    Media Literacy Week: Guide to Fake News and Voices from the Frontlines

    The National Association for Media Literacy Education has named the week of October 21 as “Media Literacy Week.” In light of this — and the upcoming November election — Mickey speaks with media scholar Nolan Higdon about identifying fake news and attempts at opinion manipulation, from all possible quarters. Then, photojournalist Orin Langelle joins Eleanor to discuss his new book, Portraits of Struggle, a collection of images of people engaged in the defense of their lands and lives across the globe. He also explains the stories behind the images and what he’s learned about corporate/government domination and popular resistance. Nolan Higdon is a lecturer in Education at the University of California Santa Cruz campus, a prolific author on media issues, and a frequent guest on the Project Censored Show. His books include The Anatomy of Fake News. He writes at NolanHigdon.substack.com Orin Langelle has been a photojournalist for 50 years; his work has been featured in many publications, both corporate and nonprofit. Orin Langelle is an award-winning photojournalist whose work spans 50 years on six continents. He has been published in the corporate media and the nonprofit world. He prefers the nonprofit sector that allows him more freedom in exposing reality. Orin’s also an activist and photographer, senior strategist, and cofounder of Global Justice Ecology Project. His book Portraits of Struggle was published by Global Justice Ecology Project for their 20th anniversary.   The post Media Literacy Week: Guide to Fake News and Voices from the Frontlines appeared first on KPFA.

    1 hr
  6. Assange testifies at PACE / Pervasiveness of foreign money in U.S. political campaigns

    OCT 18

    Assange testifies at PACE / Pervasiveness of foreign money in U.S. political campaigns

    Julian Assange has been a free man since June, but the issue of his long confinement in a UK prison is still in the news. Recently he testified before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), and the Council then passed a resolution declaring that Assange could be designated a political prisoner. Independent journalist Kevin Gosztola joins Mickey to examine the implications of the PACE decision. They also discuss other press-freedom issues, notably the unprecedented death toll among journalists in the Gaza Strip, at the hands of Israeli forces. Then Steve Macek looks at foreign campaign spending in U.S. elections, taking note both of its widespread presence as well as the relative lack of interest by corporate media in reporting on the subject. He observes that only occasional stories about individual politicians’ potential campaign funding transgressions (such as those of NYC Mayor Eric Adams) make the news, but the system itself is seldom covered. Kevin Gosztola is the editor of the Dissenter newsletter, www.thedissenter.org. His book on the Julian Assange case, Guilty of Journalism, was published in 2023.   The post Assange testifies at PACE / Pervasiveness of foreign money in U.S. political campaigns appeared first on KPFA.

    54 min
  7. A genocide in the Caucasus? / Israeli killings of journalists

    OCT 11

    A genocide in the Caucasus? / Israeli killings of journalists

    In the first half of today’s episode, international human rights lawyer Karnig Kerkonian discusses Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing of the Artsakh-Armenians from the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Karnig outlines the genocidal intent of President Ilham Aliyev, how the U.S. knew and yet didn’t take steps to stop it, and how the international community should respond — not least of all as this year’s climate summit (COP29) is being held, ironically, in what Karnig calls the petrol-dictatorship of Azerbaijan. Then, journalist and researcher Chip Gibbons joins the show to discuss Israel’s targeted and mass killing of journalists on the ground in Gaza. Chip highlights the vehement hypocrisy with which the U.S. pretends to uphold freedom of the press while not only ignoring the murder of journalists but also pushing for a media blackout and censorship of reports from Gaza. GUESTS: Karnig Kerkonian is the founder of the Chicago-based law firm Kerkonian Dajani. Chip Gibbons is Policy Director at Defending Rights and Dissent, an NGO created by the merger of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee and the Defending Dissent Foundation. He is working on a book about the FBI, tentatively titled The Imperial Bureau.   The post A genocide in the Caucasus? / Israeli killings of journalists appeared first on KPFA.

    1 hr
  8. Voices from Palestine: A Doctor’s Testimony from Gaza

    OCT 4

    Voices from Palestine: A Doctor’s Testimony from Gaza

    The voices of Palestinians in Gaza are some of the most censored in the world. When not killed outright, they are silenced by purposeful omission, in order to support Israel’s narrative. It is therefore vital that alternative media work to find and platform these voices and that people who are not fooled by pro-Israel propaganda engage with them, share them, and allow them to inform our actions. This week Eleanor Goldfield sits down with Dr. Khalil Khalidy, an orthopedic doctor in Gaza. His testimony is necessary, powerful, and understandably distressing. We are therefore including a content warning for this week’s show, as Dr. Khalidy does not sugarcoat his lived experiences. The following program includes descriptions of an ongoing genocide and of psychological and physical suffering from the perspective of a doctor trying to work in abominable conditions with little to no supplies. Khalil Khalidy is an orthopedist in Deir al-Balah, Gaza. He is also trained in psychology.   The post Voices from Palestine: A Doctor’s Testimony from Gaza appeared first on KPFA.

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The Project Censored Show is a weekly public affairs program that airs Fridays from 1-2 P.M. Pacific time on KPFA Pacifica Radio. The program is an extension of the work Project Censored began in 1976 celebrating independent journalism while fighting media censorship and supporting a truly free press. The program focuses on The News That Didn’t Make the News. Each week, co-hosts Mickey Huff and Peter Phillips conduct in depth interviews with their guests and offer hard hitting commentary on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. The program began broadcasting in 2010 and is nationally syndicated on over 20 stations.

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