Censored 1997: The Year's Top 25 Censored Stories
With the number of the world's independent media outlets now  numbering only twenty or so, and with the virtual disappearance of  television journalism, increasing numbers of important stories just  don't get covered. This book is the latest effort from Project  Censored, which has been culling these stories from publications such  as theNew Republic,theTexas Observer,andWorld  Watchsince 1976. (The 1996 edition ofCensoredis also  available, also in paperback.) This year's board of judges includes  Pulitzer prize-winner Susan Faludi and ex-FCC Commissioner Nicholas  Johnson; their choices include: the return of worldwide food scarcity  while food aid to poor countries is dropping by half, how U.S. troops  were exposed to uranium in the Gulf War, and the perks for the wealthy  hidden in the minimum wage Bill. Also included is Mark Crispin  Miller'sNationessay "Free the Media" with its very  illuminating chart of the connections between the various major media  companies.