Project Censored 2003 Underreported Stories

gobbo writes "Project Censored has released its top 25 underreported stories for 2002-3. Everyone needs to find out about these as part of a daily anti-propaganda vitamin, but /.ers should be particularly interested in #6: "Closing Access to Information Technology," in which Arthur Stamoulis reports on how the conglomeration of control over the physical networks threatens access to content. Alternative links suggested for more info: the Center for Digital Democracy, Media Tank, and Free Press. Double plus good I say, who wants all that information anyway!"

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Someone Really Dropped the Ball Posting This One

[MSTCrow5429]

Why was this posted to Slashdot? The vast majority has nothing to do with technology, and instead focuses on anti-American and anti-Israel sentiments. Looking at the titles, such as Welfare Reform Up For Reauthorization and Still No Safety Net, Africa Faces New Threat of Colonialism and US/British forces knowingly use illegal depleted uranium weapons in Gulf War, one can see welfare state carping, Jew-hating, nonsense, and outright lies, as depleted uranium has never been outlawed by either country. Further stories include military-bashing, U.S. bashing, world domination conspiracy theories, and other various vitrol. This is all extreme fringe stuff. What is it doing here, and why?

Re:Liberal?

[burrows]

American Conservative Magazine was put together by Conservatives that expressly believed that Neoconservatives were a problem, if not an outright conspiracy. That was the whole rationale behind the magazine's inception - to act as an alternative to the predominantly neocon mags such as National Review. So quoting them is like pointing out that kooks at both extremes of the political spectrum believe that black helicopters are watching them. Might as well tell us what the John Birch Society thinks of Neoconservatives.

Regardless, Pat Buchanan's endorsement of a magazine does not make it's hysterical claims any more reliable than those of Mother Jones or Pilger.com. What do you expect?

You: "It's a Neoconservative Conspiracy!"

Me: "What makes you think that?"

You: "The administration is trying to rebulid our military's might, and American Conservative Magazine is critical of neocons, and George Will is sometimes critical of the current administration."

Me: "Oops. Okay, you caught us. It's a conspiracy."