This week on the show, researcher and editor Michelle Eid discusses the politics of photojournalism, the harms of extractive reporting, and how visual framing can reinforce stereotypes while distancing audiences from ongoing atrocities. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIUV...

Mischa Geracoulis examines how media coverage of the 1984 Bernie Goetz shooting normalized victim reversal. The piece connects Reagan-era media narratives to today's reactionary politics, aggressive policing, anti-immigrant crackdowns, and pro-war propaganda. www.projectcensored.org/ersatz-fear-...

PROJECT CENSORED: What The Media's Not Telling You About Lebanon youtu.be/GeWFO7XYbfY?... @projectcensored.bsky.social @afeefness.bsky.social #photojournalism #journalism #pressfreedom

"What we need is a truly independent free press reporting factually, transparently, and ethically in the public interest,” says @projectcensored.bsky.social's Mickey Huff. “[N]ot one owned by corporate conglomerates and big tech mogul billionaires blasting oligarchic propaganda and AI slop.”

4 stories corporate media failed to cover this week:

Journalist Afeef Nessouli joins the show to talk about the situation in Lebanon, and how corporate media deliberately flattens and dehumanizes in service of US-Israeli regional goals. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeWF...

In an excerpt from "The Judgment of Gender" for @msmagazine.com, Allison T. Butler revisits Sinéad O’Connor, examining how corporate media sensationalized and redirected attention from her SNL protest to spectacle, rather than addressing the abuse she exposed. msmagazine.com/2026/03/24/s...

This week on the show, Eleanor speaks with Michael and Em of Project Saltbox about their DHS data analysis, including the ICE Warehouse Tracker. They expose unsafe detention plans, community impacts, and how data can help resist this expanding system. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhN4...

Now available from The Censored Press: "The Judgment of Gender: How Women Are Centered and Silenced in Pop Culture" by media scholar Allison T. Butler. www.project-censored.org/shop/p/judgm...

James Schneider joins the show to discuss the March 21st Nuestra América Convoy to Cuba—an international effort to deliver humanitarian aid to Havana. Schneider highlights the growing crisis in Cuba and the importance of coordinated, people-led solidarity actions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa2t...

PROJECT CENSORED HOODIES ARE NOW AVAILABLE! www.project-censored.org/shop/p/jeste...

NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE CENSORED PRESS: The Judgment of Gender by Allison Butler. This new book explores how women are often centered yet simultaneously silenced in popular culture—and frequently maligned for simply being women. www.project-censored.org/shop/p/judgm...

Recently on the show, @codepink.bsky.social's @medeabenjamin.bsky.social debunks a whole lotta US propaganda about Cuba. Medea explains the domino effect of the US fuel blockade on the Cuban people and how the US weaponizes aid from Gaza to Havana. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXeH...

Eleanor interviews Martha Dimitratou, founder and Executive Director of Repro Uncensored, about the fight to provide accurate reproductive health and sexual education amid rising digital and analog censorship. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nrp...

Katie Jones from Fractracker explains how data centers represent a new fracking boom, often using the same loopholes and tactics to overcome public opposition and increase the power demand. www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7Hj...

In their latest dispatch, Shealeigh Voitl and Andy Lee Roth examine how Trump officials and right-wing media are labeling Minneapolis protests against ICE as an “insurgency,” reframing constitutionally protected dissent as armed rebellion. www.projectcensored.org/frame-checki...

Christian Sorensen of the Eisenhower Media Network discusses how the military serves corporate interests, harms the working class, and how media glamorizes military life while US imperial greed undermines its own power. www.youtube.com/watch?v=APsV...

Dr. Austin Kocher returns to the Project Censored Show to unpack immigration stories corporate media ignores, including deadly detention centers, 287(g) policing, and the larger purpose borders serve for state power. www.youtube.com/watch?v=brWc...

Mickey Huff and I are cutting through the noise! 🎙️✨ We’re diving deep into the massive #AI hype and debunking the latest disinformation surrounding Minnesota. The latest @ProjectCensored show: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr7O... @lucecaroline.bsky.social @projectcensored.bsky.social

In the final installment of his Military AI Watch series, Peter Byrne explains how the NYT fuels fear about China to justify AI-driven warfare, amplifying Pentagon & defense-tech talking points while sidelining evidence and ethical risks. www.projectcensored.org/ai-war-machi...

Recently on the show, Brendan Ballou explains how private equity is transforming housing, healthcare, and local economies with minimal oversight. He discusses why existing laws enable this and what state and local governments can do now to respond. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw_A...

New episode! Philosopher Federico Campagna joins us to discuss his book "Otherworlds," and how imagination, myth, and “refusal” have helped people escape oppressive realities, preserve censored histories, and build worlds of #survival and #resistance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=01wZ...

New episode! We’re happy to welcome back author and professor Bill Yousman to help us unpack why #censorship fails at combating #disinformation and how strong public media and education are our best defense. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEf_...

New episode! We’re happy to welcome back author and professor Bill Yousman to help us unpack why censorship fails at combating disinformation—and how strong public media and education are our best defense. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEf_...

New dispatch by Alefiya Presswala explores how communities across the U.S. are fighting back against the environmental and economic impacts of AI data centers. www.projectcensored.org/communities-...

From universities to federal research agencies, the Trump administration is defunding programs, firing scientists, and erasing data to silence inconvenient truths on climate, public health and education. www.projectcensored.org/trumps-war-o...

Media mergers are killing democracy. Breaking down what the Netflix–Paramount–WBD consolidation means for journalism, culture, and public accountability. youtu.be/MnKd78vLgqw @projectcensored.bsky.social

From campuses to platforms: the war on Pro-Palestinian voices and the normalization of “wrong think” censorship. youtu.be/sbJei7KYZvA @projectcensored.bsky.social

From universities to federal research agencies, the Trump administration is defunding programs, firing scientists, and erasing data to silence inconvenient truths on climate, public health and education. www.projectcensored.org/trumps-war-o...

@jewishcurrents.bsky.social editor-in-chief Arielle Angel joins the show to discuss antizionist Jewish traditions, Zionism’s ties to American exceptionalism, grassroots Jewish memory culture, and challenges on the Jewish left. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X9c...

At a book launch event for the @projectcensored.bsky.social 2025 State of the Free Press report at @redemmas.org, I discussed why the rich & powerful are hellbent on owning & controlling news media orgs, social media platforms, & every other form of media they can get their claws on @therealnews.com

Izzy Award nominations are open! Submit your nominations for the best independent journalism of 2025 here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Project Censored and @citylightsbooks.bsky.social are celebrating the release of "State of the Free Press 2026" tomorrow at 4:00 PM CST. Tap the link to register for the free online event! citylights.com/events/proje...

Gilman Louie—with ties to Robert Maxwell, Peter Thiel, and Eric Schmidt—has been quietly shaping federal policy on autonomous weapons and surveillance tech through nonprofits and venture capital. Tap the link to read Peter Byrne's latest: www.projectcensored.org/ai-cyber-spy...

New episode! Nolan Higdon (@nolanhigdon.bsky.social) discusses his latest work, “Unmasking #Epstein: Power, Blackmail, and the Press’s Failures.” We also cover #AI, the challenges and threats it poses, and the importance of critical AI literacy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qi6...

New Project Censored Show episode on the current state of the declining US empire under Trump 2.0. Peter Kuznick unpacks global tensions from the Middle East to Russia, the new nuclear arms race, and the rise of authoritarianism at home. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OWk...

Grateful and honored to have written a chapter with my Movement Media Alliance colleague @mayaschenwar.bsky.social for @projectcensored.bsky.social's “State of the Free Press” 50th Anniversary edition. Buy your copy here: www.project-censored.org/shop/p/state...

“There’s no power for the people without journalism by & for the people,” write @mayaschenwar.bsky.social & @femmfeministe.bsky.social. “State of the Free Press 2026” is out now ft. contributions by Prism's editor-in-chief! Congrats to our friends @projectcensored.bsky.social on their 50th year👏

Exciting news! "State of the Free Press 2026" is here—just as Project Censored celebrates our 50th anniversary. This year’s edition showcases fearless independent journalism uncovering ICE surveillance, Meta censorship, and police violence. www.project-censored.org/shop/p/state...

THE MOST CENSORED STORY OF THE YEAR IS HERE: ICE Solicits Social Media Surveillance Contracts to Identify Critics Originally reported by Sam Biddle for @theintercept.com and Brett Wilkins for @commondreams.org. www.projectcensored.org/ice-social-m...

We’re almost at the top of our countdown of the year’s most censored stories—here’s #2 on the list: Water Scarcity Threatens 27 Million People in the United States www.projectcensored.org/water-scarci...

Continuing our countdown of the Top 10 Most Censored Stories of the Year! Coming in at #3 from @propublica.org: Indigenous Communities in the US Underfunded and Exploited by Federal and State Governments www.projectcensored.org/tribal-colle...

Day 6 of Project Censored’s countdown of the Top 10 Most Censored Stories of the Year! Coming in at #4 from @dropsitenews.com: Meta Undertakes “Sweeping Crackdown” of Facebook and Instagram Posts at Israel’s Request www.projectcensored.org/meta-crackdo...

Continuing our countdown of the Top 10 Most Censored Stories of the Year, here's #5: Big Tech Sows Policy Chaos to Undermine Data Privacy Protections www.projectcensored.org/big-tech-pat...

Here we go again… Project Censored’s 6th Most Censored Story of the Year, by @alexnpress.bsky.social for @jacobinmag.bsky.social: Amazon and Walmart Use Hostile Surveillance Technology Against Warehouse Employees www.projectcensored.org/amazon-walma...