Project Censored, a media research group at Sonoma State University, has put together its 2003-2004 list of the top 25 censored news stories. Each year Project Censored evaluates hundreds of stories in the independent press and compiles a list of 25 news stories of social significance that have been overlooked, under-reported or self-censored by the country's major national news media.
The top 5 censored stories were:
- Wealth Inequality in 21st Century Threatens Economy and Democracy
- Ashcroft vs. the Human Rights Law that Holds Corporations Accountable
- Bush Administration Manipulates Science and Censors Scientists
- High Uranium Levels Found in Troops and Civilians
- The Wholesale Giveaway of Our Natural Resources
Project Censored: The Top 25 Censored Media Stories of 2003-2004