Censorship, new millenium style

I think lots of folks have linked to this, but I don't think there can be too many links to The Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007. I just spent over 45 minutes scanning the list and reading a few of the rather detailed descriptions provided by faculty and students of Sonoma State University.

Now, I am pretty liberal (and by "pretty", I mean shockingly handsome), but I still try and read things with some objectivity (I fail sometimes). But I also understand that wanting to hear all sides of a story doesn't mean that every side deserves equal weight. The synapses don't encapsulate everything about these stories, but they shed light on many important facets that aren't reported as heavily as they need to be.

In terms of politics and justice and such, I have always been conflicted between two points. First, it is in many ways our responsibility as democratic citizens to understand what is going on in our country and world. Second, there are so many stories and sources it is difficult to get the information that is necessary to gain that understanding. The second point is what makes it so easy to ignore what is happening in the world.

Now I may be babbling a little. The gist is, take the time to at least read the headlines in the list. Hopefully you'll be tempted to read about a few of the stories that we don't hear for one reason or another.