Friday, September 11, 2020

Project Censored - 09.08.20

 

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-n4tty-... Reporter-turned-media-reformer Sue Wilson joins the program to remind listeners that in spite of extensive and destructive media deregulation, radio and TV stations still have a legal obligation to serve the public interest; she calls on citizens to demand the FCC firmly enforce this mandate. In the final 15 minutes of the show, Nolan Higdon provides a skeptical review of CNN's new documentary about fake news.   Notes:   Sue Wilson was an award-winning radio and television reporter, and is now a media-reform organizer. Her web sites are www.suewilsonreports.com and www.mediaactioncenter.net Nolan Higdon teaches history and media studies at California State University, East Bay.   Music-break information:1) "The Resistance" by 2 Cellos 2) "The Truth Won't Fade Away" by Procol Harum 3) "Blasting Cap" by Preston Reed