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Project Censored’s mission is to promote critical media literacy, independent journalism, and democracy. We educate students and the public about the importance of a truly free press for democratic self-government. Censorship undermines democracy.
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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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We're back with our Top 10 Censored Stories of the Year countdown!
Coming in at #7: Private Companies Reap More Than $100 Million to Sweep Homeless Camps in California
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Earth’s Greatest Enemy is coming to Ithaca College on November 12th!
Hosted by the Park Center for Independent Media, the event features a screening of Abby Martin's (@abbymartin.bsky.social) powerful new documentary—followed by a live Q&A with Abby herself.
www.parkindymedia.org/abby-martin_...
Thank you @projectcensored.bsky.social for recognizing my coverage of climate change and Antarctica's melting ice caps.
It's terrifying that Silicon Valley is successfully collaborating with Washington to suppress the truth about greenhouse gas emissions.
www.projectcensored.org/antarctic-ic...
US police killed an average of nearly four people each day in 2024. “According to a report by Mapping Police Violence, police killed at least 1,365 people in 2024, making it the deadliest year since the group began recording such data in 2013,” Sharon Zhang wrote for Truthout.
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Day 2 of our countdown of the Top 10 Most Censored Stories of the Year:
8. Underreported, Often Deadly Abuses of Police Authority
Originally reported by @sharonzhang.bsky.social for @truthout.org.
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Day 2 of Project Censored’s countdown of the Top 10 Most Censored Stories of the Year!
#09: Antarctic Ice Sheets Approaching a Tipping Point
Originally reported by Robert Hunziker
for @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social and Matthew Rozsa for @salon.com.
www.projectcensored.org/antarctic-ic...
While he profits from weapons manufacturers and military contracts, Schmidt presents himself as an advocate of social and environmental causes through his network of nonprofits.
In reality, these same foundations funnel money into the very corporations that drive war, climate change, and genocide.
Most people know Eric Schmidt as #Google’s former CEO.
However, as Peter Byrne explains, Schmidt is part of a new class of tech billionaires—such as #Thiel & #Musk who are using their influence to profit from the militarization of #AI.
projectcensored.org/ai-warlord-eric-schmidt-money-media-maim/
"State of the Free Press 2026", featuring this year’s Top 10 Censored Stories list, will be released November 12th.
Tap the link to pre-order your copy now!
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This story, which received no coverage from corporate media, reveals that 1.6% of U.S. state lawmakers come from working-class backgrounds, while half of Americans are working class. Ten states, including Texas and North Carolina, have no working-class legislators.
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Our countdown of the Top 10 Most Censored Stories of the Year begins!
#10: The Working Class Is Severely Underrepresented in State Legislatures.
Originally reported by Robbie Sequeira for
@stateline.org.
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Pre-order "State of the Free Press 2026"!
Marking our 50th anniversary, the book highlights this year’s top independent reporting—including ICE surveillance, Meta censorship, and police violence—while championing press freedom and critical media literacy.
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New episode!
Jesse Rabinowitz of the National Homelessness Law Center joins the Project Censored Show to unpack the criminalization of homelessness, systemic failures behind it, and why society ignores those with the least power.
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On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Typhoon Halong devastated Alaska’s Indigenous communities. Yet, CNN’s coverage failed to include their voices and the deeper context of climate injustice and colonial neglect– committing a clear case of News Abuse.
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Andy Lee Roth joins Law and Disorder to discuss how AI is changing journalism and public discourse.
He also shares Algorithmic Literacy for Journalists, a resource he designed to help reporters challenge biases in AI that determine which stories get amplified:
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Incredible episode!
20.10.2025 17:21 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0“The idea of a white, Christian, patriarchal military is what they want,” says veteran Matthew Hoh. “Their ‘warrior ethos’ results in war crimes & atrocity.”
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