Censored 2005: The Top 25 Censored Stories

This is the first "Project Censored" book I have ever bought and it's jaw-dropping. The once great esteemed American media/press has been degraded to jibber-jabber. Entertainment has become critical "news". There is hardly anymore investigative reporting, just many reporters offering opinions (aka "pundits"), and everything is just "spin", depending on what side of the political spectrum your views happen to land on. This... Read Full Review

As someone who is constantly reading periodicals, newspapers, and websites; searching for the REAL story of what's going on in the U.S. and the world, I have to say this book is absolutely wonderful. Of course a few stories in this book you have probably already read somewhere, if you stay informed. But it is unlikely that you have heard/read about them all, and furthermore this book gives you links and info about each story... Read Full Review

I've been reading the annual Censored books for a few years now and I love them. But I have a mixed feeling about them. I want to know the information they contain but it sometimes depresses me. Is that a recommendation? Yes! Because unless you read diligently in the "alternative" magazines, I bet you haven't heard of 80% of these 25 stories. And most of them are very important stories. The effects of the US using depleted... Read Full Review

Despite living in a country founded on the ideals of "free speech", people are silenced when their opinion/commentary/etc. goes against the current status quo of the people in power. I will admit that I'm biased in my political views, but this book didn't play to that at all, instead talking about things that affect everybody. Question: Why do the elite find it so necessary to silence the truth? Reading this book is a must... Read Full Review

Each year Project Censored at Sonoma State University selects 25 stories that have been under-reported or not reported at all by the national media. This year the stories range from Federal Government miss-deeds, inactions, and sneeky laws to actions by the media, large corporations and more. The stories are what you are not going to find on the evening news or on newspaper headlines, some samples: Widow Brings RICO Case Against... Read Full Review