1. Several websites offer perspectives on public affairs that differ considerably from those presented by more well-known news organizations. One site maintained by "Project Censored" illustrates the power of news media as gatekeepers. Each year Project Censored publishes a list of stories that the organization feels have not received adequate coverage in mainstream publications. Visit its website: http://www.projectcensored.org/intro.htm. Are you familiar with any of the stories Project Censored lists as important? Why do you think these stories didn't get more widespread coverage?

2. Many internet sites pomote meida literacy and diversity. Compare two or more of these websites: http://www. poppolitics.com http://www.mediawatch.com/welcome.html http://www.mediaawareness.ca/english/corporate/about_us/index.cfm http://www.prwatch.org/cmd http://changingchannels.org/about.htm What objectives do these sites share? How do they address issues of media resposibility?