{"product_id":"project-censoreds-state-of-the-free-press-2022-9781644211175","title":"Project Censored's State of the Free Press 2022","description":"\u003cb\u003eAs the United States grapples with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the nation's living legacy of systemic racism, and partisan threats to the foundations of democracy, the integrity of news and Project Censored's survey of underreported news stories has never been more important.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 2022 edition of Project Censored's \u003ci\u003eState of the Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive survey of the most important but underreported news stories of 2021 and a comparative analysis of the current state of corporate and independent news media, and its effect on democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinally, in an homage to the history of the annual report, the editors reinstate the Déjà vu News feature-revisited stories from previous editions. \u003ci\u003eState of the Free Press 2022\u003c\/i\u003e endows readers with the critical thinking and media literacy skills required to hold the corporate media to account for distorting or censoring news coverage, and thus, to revitalize our democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6828479\"\u003eAndy Lee Roth\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seven Stories Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 4.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644211175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1644211173\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL039000\"\u003eCensorship\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC052000\"\u003eMedia Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eANDY LEE ROTH\u003c\/b\u003e is associate director of Project Censored. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eYES! Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn These Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and scholarly journals including The International Journal of Press\/Politics; Social Studies of Science; and Media, Culture \u0026amp; Society. He earned a PhD in Sociology at the University of California-Los Angeles and has taught courses in Sociology at Citrus College, Pomona College, Sonoma State University, the College of Marin, and Bard College. \u003cb\u003eMICKEY HUFF\u003c\/b\u003e has been director of Project Censored (founded in 1976) since 2010; president of the nonprofit Media Freedom Foundation since 2016; and cohost and executive producer of The Project Censored Show on Pacifica Radio, since 2010. In 2019, he co-authored \u003ci\u003eUnited States of Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post-Truth America (And What We Can Do About It)\u003c\/i\u003e. Currently, Huff is professor of social science and history, and co-chairs the history department, at Diablo Valley College, San Francisco Bay Area, and is a lecturer of communications at California State University, East Bay.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seven Stories Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702286127341,"sku":"9781644211175","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b35447ab-1e0d-4dba-a0f8-d091bb1629a0.jpg?v=1649958770","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/project-censoreds-state-of-the-free-press-2022-9781644211175","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}