Here’s what the mainstream media covered while they ignored Project Censored’s top 10 stories: the 10 most overplayed news events of the year, as selected by members of the Organization of News Ombudsmen.
1. Survivor
2. Elián González
3. Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire?
4. Britney Spears
5. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
6. Whitewater and the private lives of the Clintons
7. Napster
8. Tie: Ellen Degeneres and Anne Heche breakup; JonBenet Ramsey
10. Ricky Martin’s sexuality
This article appears in Apr 26 – May 2, 2001.
