''Project Censored the Movie: Ending The Reign of Junkfood News'' is a 2013
documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...
about the
news media in the United States
Mass media are the means through which information is transmitted to a large audience. This includes newspapers, television, radio, and more recently the Internet. Organizations that provide news through mass media in the United States are coll ...
written and directed by Christopher Oscar and Doug Hecker. The film is based on the work by
Project Censored
Project Censored is an American nonprofit media watchdog organization. The group's stated mission is to "educate students and the public about the importance of a truly free press for democratic self-government."
Project Censored produces an ann ...
, a media organization at
Sonoma State University
Sonoma State University (SSU, Sonoma State, or Sonoma) is a public university in Rohnert Park in Sonoma County, California, US. It is one of the smallest members of the California State University (CSU) system. Sonoma State offers 92 Bachelor's d ...
that publishes under-reported news stories. It was released in April 2013 at the
Sonoma International Film Festival
Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit arts organization dedicated to promoting the best in independent film and filmmakers from around the world, inspiring savvy film lovers and introducing the power of film to stude ...
.
[Loceff, Jenna. (April 24, 2013)]
Fit to Print
''Bohemian''.
References
Further reading
*Doherty, Bryan. (April 24, 2013)
Project Censored premieres ''Martinez News-Gazette''.
*Long, Nevin. (February 13, 2014)
'Project' unearths suppressed reporting ''Laney Tower''.
*Stachnik, Brandon. (November 19, 2013)
Junk food news reigns supreme ''Sonoma State Star''.
External links
Official site*
2013 films
2013 documentary films
American documentary films
Documentary films about journalism
2010s English-language films
2010s American films
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