One problem is that they let just any faculty review and judge the entries college students generate, with little regard for expertise or bias. #15 is pure woo reviewed by Kenn Burrows (San Francisco State University) and James F. Tracy (Florida Atlantic University). Tracy is a conspiracy theorist nutjob who got disciplined by his school for Sandy Hook conspiracy theories. He insinuated the event was somehow orchestrated or manipulated by Obama to promote gun control:
Regardless of where one stands on the Second Amendment and gun control, it is not unreasonable to suggest the Obama administration’s complicity or direct oversight of an incident that has in very short order sparked a national debate on the very topic—and not coincidentally remains a key piece of Obama’s political platform.
Burrows is a "holistic health" lecturer with no terminal degree in a recognized academic field (he
"is presently completing a PhD program in interdisciplinary studies")
I've been asked to comment on stories for inclusion, generally by students within a few days of the submission deadline. In principle Project Censored is a worthy effort, but from what I've seen of it the level of rigor their process should have is lacking, and there's not enough effort put into critical evaluation of whether something is "censored," old hat or simply untrue.
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