Mason Vera Paine and Mickey Huff Interview Transcription
Mason Paine: Professor of History at Diablo Valley and Director of Project Censored Mickey Huff joins me to discuss what Project Censored is and how it works to bring attention to overlook news stories. Thanks for joining me, Mickey.
Mickey Huff: It's an honor to be here.
Mason Paine: So tell me, how did Project Censored start?
Mickey Huff: Project Censored was founded in 1976 at Sonoma State University in Northern California, which is just outside at the San Francisco Bay Area, founded by Carl Jensen, who had a background in communications, journalism, sociology of media. And the project began as a research initiative based on his observations of the way that the establishment press covered the Watergate scandal, which had happened earlier and led to President Richard Nixon's resignation by 1974. By 1976, not only, of course, had a lot come out about Watergate, but a lot more came out about the many scandals that were happening during the Nixon administration and, of course, the Johnson administration, but particularly around the Nixon administration of Watergate. Jensen noted that it took a while for the legacy press to get these stories out to the public in a timely manner. And he figured he kind of fancied himself as a media savvy character. Now, look, this is the 70s, so it's not Internet. There's no cable. There's just networks and legacy papers and radio. So it's a different media ecosystem at the time. But what Jensen noted was that there were independent outlets or smaller outlets that weren't part of the corporate media or legacy media that actually were reporting on a lot of these kind of things that were happening in an administration.
Mickey Huff: And it led him to this question, that's the genesis of Project Censored. And that was, what else don't we know that some outlets cover and some independent or alternative outlets cover, but most people never hear about them unless they're amplified by the legacy press or the network news, et cetera. Now, I'll translate that into more contemporaneous terms with cable and the Internet and social media and everything else. But Jensen then led that question to students, and he said, I want to do a project where you research the independent and alternative press for factual stories of significance. And I want you to then comb through them and see where the corporate media actually cover these stories. And if they do, how do they cover them? But if they don't, why don't they cover them? And that was the genesis of Project Censored going back to 1976, which then culminated into an annual report on the top Censored stories. Jensen pulled together a group of expert journalists and media scholars to judge stories,]]>Mason Vera Paine, the Unabridged Millennialfullfalse24:28Why authoritarian leaders are feared and loved?
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Sat, 19 Feb 2022 04:47:19 +0000https://masonverapaine.com/?p=7070Source]]>How is it possible for an authoritarian leader to be feared and loved at the same time? This question is answered by Assistant Professor and Academic Director at NEOMA Business School, Agata Mirowska. Follow Agata Mirowska on Twitter at: Twitter.
How is it possible for an authoritarian leader to be feared and loved at the same time? This question is answered by Assistant Professor and Academic Director at NEOMA Business School, Agata Mirowska.
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Sun, 16 May 2021 20:49:06 +0000https://masonverapaine.com/?p=6452Source]]>Americans have decided to reflect on the decisions they’ve made and how they can improve. It's best evidenced by a recent report in which the majority of adults said that over the past year, they have thought about making,
Americans have decided to reflect on the decisions they’ve made and how they can improve. It's best evidenced by a recent report in which the majority of adults said that over the past year, they have thought about making, or at least thinking about making major life decisions. A few of the issues have people are reflecting on is Divorce and expanding their family. SEMrush Chief Strategy Officer Eugene Levin gives a breakdown on the recent data.
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Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer at SEMrush, Eugene Levin, discusses the various searched terms for Divorce.
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]]>Mason Vera Paine, the Unabridged Millennialfullfalse13:23[The Real Reason] China Implemented Their Social Credit System
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Mon, 16 Apr 2018 15:00:12 +0000https://masonverapaine.com/?p=2625Source]]>Millions of Chinese citizen’s lives are affected by social credit. From people watching you and high surveillance like facial recognition, social media and playing video games your credit is calculated. If you have a low credit score you can't do simpl...
Millions of Chinese citizen’s lives are affected by social credit. From people watching you and high surveillance like facial recognition, social media and playing video games your credit is calculated. If you have a low credit score you can't do simple things like buying a train ticket, plane ticket, receive the best medical care and more. Doctor Samantha Hoffman; whose research is focused on Chinese state security policy and social management gives a unique insight on China's social credit system and how millions of peoples lives are being affected by this scoring system. Dr Hoffman also weighs in if this system will ever make its way to the United States.
Want to hear more of Mason? Check out WGNRadio.com exclusive content & interviews by Mason. Like Mason on Facebook at: Facebook.com/MasonVeraPaine and follow her on Twitter at: Twitter.com/MasonVeraPaine. Interested in being a guest on the show or wish to send pitches? contact us at: [email protected] ]]>Mason Vera Paine, the Unabridged MillennialfullfalseAge of Craft Jobs: Barber, Bartender & Butcher
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Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:30:33 +0000https://masonverapaine.com/?p=981Source]]>When the job market tanked the jobs of old such as being a bartender, butcher and even a barber became craft jobs. These jobs are not only in high demand but they are high paying as well. Joining me to elaborate on craft jobs and how they blossomed is ...Richard Ocejo.]]>Mason Vera Paine, the Unabridged MillennialfullfalseHow To Grow From A Loss?
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Wed, 12 Jul 2017 15:30:09 +0000https://masonverapaine.com/?p=936Source]]>We all have heard the term it doesn’t matter if you win or lose but it’s how you play the game? Well when people experience losses they do not walk away with such high thoughts of playing the game well; a loss is a loss. Whether its business,Author and Motivational speaker Lennox Cornwall explains how to grow from your losses.]]>Mason Vera Paine, the Unabridged MillennialfullfalseAdvancements in Marketing: Bio Metrics
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Mon, 19 Jun 2017 16:00:57 +0000https://masonverapaine.com/?p=881Source]]>Recently, we found out that our face matches our first name. Now we find out that our physiology can match the products and interest we have. To further explain these new advancements in marketing is: Full Professor of Strategy & Marketing at the Scho...Politecnico Di Milano, Giuliano Noci.]]>Mason Vera Paine, the Unabridged MillennialfullfalseA Computer, Can See You Are Wearing Your Name In Your Face!
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Sat, 03 Jun 2017 14:30:51 +0000https://masonverapaine.com/?p=840Source]]>We continue our conversation with: Associate Professor of Marketing at HEC Paris, Anne-Laure Sellier on how you can match the first name of strangers to their faces with high accuracy. Professor Sellier explains how a computer can even match people usi...HEC Paris, Anne-Laure Sellier on how you can match the first name of strangers to their faces with high accuracy. Professor Sellier explains how a computer can even match people using their first name to photos with high accuracy and how this technology is currently being used in marketing.]]>Mason Vera Paine, the Unabridged MillennialfullfalseResearch Proves: A Person’s First Name Can Influence How They Look
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Wed, 03 May 2017 15:00:32 +0000https://masonverapaine.com/?p=763Source]]>Anne-Laure Sellier Associate Professor of Marketing at HEC Paris business school in France breaks down her research study of how people look like their first name.Anne-Laure Sellier Associate Professor of Marketing at HEC Paris business school in France breaks down her research study of how people look like their first name.]]>Mason Vera Paine, the Unabridged Millennialfullfalse