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    2008 Project Censored Award to Arash Norouzi 


"Rumor of the Century" listed as one of the top 25 censored stories

Project Censored 2008 book coverFor 31 consecutive years, Project Censored has produced an annual book naming the top 25 most important under-reported news stories of the year.

Among the stories selected this year is our media piece "WIPED OFF THE MAP" - The Rumor of the Century by Arash Norouzi, clarifying the misinterpreted remarks about Israel made by Iran's controversial President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

National judges for this year's list include author/historian Howard Zinn and former Atlanta Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. Other winners include noted journalists such as Jeremy Scahill and Greg Palast. Project Censored is produced by California's Sonoma State University, and has been praised by Walter Cronkite, Ralph Nader, etc. Past judges have included figures such as Professor Noam Chomsky.

 

 

 

 

 

 

see also:

The Bangkok Post newspaper features column on "Rumor of the Century"


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