Censorship

2007

The Secret White House

Ruth Rosen : Freedom Of Information Act

By classifying an unprecedented amount of information, the Bush Administration is shrouding its workings in mystery--and threatening our democracy in the process.
The Liberal Voice

Eric Alterman : Media Analysis

Thanks to the potty-mouths of Bush and Cheney, we've won the right to accidentally curse on the public airwaves. Now, what about all the networks' intentional antisocial behavior?
Watching the Reporters

John Dinges : Journalists & Journalism

After three foreign correspondents are decertified, is Cuba sending a message to the international press corps?
Free the Ulysses Two

Stephen Gillers : 1st Amendment

The time has come to clear the records of two women convicted of obscenity for publishing excerpts from Joyce's Ulysses.

The Times Is Us

Eric Alterman : Journalists & Journalism

In wartime, you lose the luxury of choosing your allies: The Bush Administration's attacks on the New York Times are attacks on us all.
Truth or Consequences

Patricia J. Williams : Higher Education

OK, kids: With conservatives on the hunt for dangerous left-wing academics, take this SAT (Save America from Treachery) test. See if you can tell the difference between a terrorist and a truth-teller. First prize: A three-day getaway in Baghdad. Fail and go to jail.
An American Inquisition?

: Human Rights

The case of an architect who lost lucrative contracts because of his interest in the Palestinian cause underscores how Americans are becoming inured to enforced patriotism and ideological litmus tests.
America's Online Censors

Rebecca MacKinnon : Internet & New Media

Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and Cisco Systems are under fire from Congress for helping China censor and prosecute political dissidents. But a proposed law to guide technology companies doing business abroad raises troubling questions for Internet users everywhere.
'Fool Me Once...'

Eric Alterman : Journalists & Journalism

The willingness of our most powerful media companies to defer to pressure from the White House is deeply disconcerting. In the name of national security, the Bush team repeatedly demonstrates its contempt for the media and for normative standards of truth.

The War on Al Jazeera

Jeremy Scahill : Alternative & Independent Media

A top-secret memo detailing George W. Bush's proposal to bomb Al Jazeera is not "outlandish," as the White House claims. The Bush Administration had been threatening, insulting and imprisoning Al Jazeera staffers and other unembedded journalists long before Bush reportedly floated the idea to Tony Blair.

A Death in Iran

Ladane Nasseri : Iran

When Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi flew to her native country of Iran last spring, little did she know that covering the student protests would be her final assignment.
Witch Hunt Against the BBC

Robert Scheer

In England, they're shooting the messengers--and at least one man is dead already.
Venezuela's Media Coup

Naomi Klein : Corporate Media & Consolidation

In the United States, unlike in Venezuela, the media and the government are on the same side.

Censorship 101

Bruce Shapiro : Middle East
Quiet in Hollywood

Jon Wiener : Film

The Quiet American illustrates how far Hollywood self-censorship has gone in the year since 9/11.