PROJECT CENSORED, founded in 1976 by Carl Jensen at Sonoma State University, has as its principal objective the advocacy for and protection of First Amendment rights, including freedom of information. In 2008, Project Censored received the PEN/Oakland Literary Censorship Award. Most recently, Project Censored received the 2014 Pillar Award in Journalism and New Media, given annually to persons of conscience, conviction, and achievement who stand up for what's right and what's true in the face of corporate and political intimidation. For more information, visit www.projectcensored.org.
"""The aim of Project Censored is to overturn the complicity and self-censorship of the corporate media."" - The Ecologist ""Buy it, read it, act on it. Our future depends on the knowledge this collection of suppressed stories allow us."" - San Diego Review Devastating evidence of the dumbing down of mainstream new in America. Required reading for broadcasters, journalists, and well-informed citizens."" - Los Angeles Times ""A distant early warning system for society's problems."" - American Journalism Review"""