Project Censored’s faculty adviser, Nolan Higdon, talks about the current condition of corporate news media and the need for alternative news sources. He describes how Project Censored got started following the Watergate scandal; how they pick stories for their annual report on the 25 most censored news stories and why a non-corporate owned media is important for a fully functioning democracy. The fourth-estate function of holding the powerful accountable has been diminished to the point where it no longer functions due in part to the co-ownership of the news media and major multinational corporations. Nolan reviews several examples of the failures of corporate news with a focus on Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning.
First broadcast June 1, 2014