Media

The attack by two brothers, Said and Cherif Kouachi, of the satiric journal Charlie Hebdo in Paris, followed by a related hostage situation in a Paris kosher supermarket was nearly unbroken TV news from January 7 to 11.

November 2nd, the International Day to Protect Journalists, can be a day of taking stock of our efforts and reflecting on the dangers and opportunities that are open to us.

No iconic, rebellious image of anyone from the 1960s, it is safe to say, looms larger than that of Che Guevara, even today, so long past his death.  Only Bob Marley’s face will be seen on nearly as many t-shirts around the planet, but signifying a different set of rebellions.

If people outside the United States are looking for answers why Americans often seem so clueless about the world outside their borders, they could start with what the three major U.S. television networks offered their viewers in the way of news during 2013.

While the debate over PRISM continues to rage, the question remains: What can you do to take better control of your personal information and reclaim your online privacy? Staying completely anonymous online is incredibly difficult, but there are numerous tools and best practices you can use to gain a large degree of control over who has access to your personal data.

Project Censored annually chooses 25 of the most important news stories censored by the corporate media. This year, Toward Freedom won a Project Censored Award for John Lasker's investigative article into the sexual violence against women in the US military.