SF Bay Guardian on Project Censored and 9/11
The preface to Censored 2011 offers a harsh critique of mainstream news. "In America, unsubstantiated opinions, rumors, and gossip surrounding important issues masquerade as real news," it states. "We live in a propaganda culture where factual information is routinely censored by degree." To be sure, public relations outfits and staged press events routinely influence the content of the daily news, and media watchdog groups often spotlight the fiction or ...
Bloomington Skeptics Present “Peace Through Truth”
The 9/11 Working Group of Bloomington’s presentation Saturday at the Buskirk—Chumley Theater titled “Peace Through Truth; 9/11 and State Crimes Against Democracy” outlined speakers’ skepticisms toward the events that took place on 9/11. Speakers included Graeme MacQueen, founding director for McMaster University’s Centre for Peace Studies in Ontario, and behavioral neuroscientist Laurie Manwell. “The folks who are engaged in the movement are serious scholars who come to conclusions based on evidence that should be available to ...