State of the Free Press 2024
Highlighting the year’s most significant independent journalism—including reports on toxic chemicals, climate disinformation, and union victories—Project Censored’s State of the Free Press 2024 illuminates issues and raises voices that the establishment press have throttled.
Project Censored’s State of the Free Press sounds the alarm. This series of sobering reports reminds us what critical information the daily news smorgasbord just isn’t putting out for us to consume, as the news business rushes headlong into triviality, and flirts with irrelevance.
—RAY SUAREZ, host of On Shifting Ground (KQED) and Going for Broke
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State of the Free Press 2024 continues Project Censored’s tradition of publicizing the most important stories ignored or obscured by the news establishment, exposing the lies and spin of corporate Junk Food News (frivolous stories that distract the public from actual news) and News Abuse (important stories covered in ways that undermine public understanding) while promoting the best independent journalism, research, and activism.
The 2024 yearbook shows how independent journalism can promote civic engagement and reconnect people who have otherwise lost interest in sensational “news” that distracts and polarizes us. Balancing critical analysis with optimistic vision, the book’s diverse contributors champion press freedom and critical media literacy to hold the powerful accountable and promote a more just and inclusive society.
State of the Free Press 2024 is a joint production of The Censored Press and Seven Stories Press.
Additional Praise for State of the Free Press 2024
“As they've done for nearly a half a century, Project Censored exposes the danger of profit-driven media, honors the brave journalists who keep the ideals of their profession alive, and inspires us all to demand better.”
—JULIANNA FORLANO, host of The Julianna Forlano Show
“Project Censored is on the case, showing the way where corporate media fear to tread.”
—ALAN MACLEOD, independent journalist
