LABC Presents: Project Censored with Nolan Higdon

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION: Founded in 1976 as a media research program, Project Censored is now a nonprofit organization that advocates for free speech and media literacy in the United States. For close to half a century, the Project has worked to protect free speech and train professionals, students, and the general public to detect and resist media manipulation. It has long insisted that this dual approach—resisting censorship and teaching critical media literacy—is essential for a robust and functioning democracy.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Nolan Higdon is a founding member of the Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas, Project Censored National Judge, author, and lecturer at Merrill College and UC Santa Cruz. Higdon’s areas of concentration include podcasting, digital culture, news media history and propaganda, and critical media literacy. All of Higdon’s work is available at Substack. He is the author of The Anatomy of Fake News: A Critical News Literacy Education; Let’s Agree to Disagree: A Critical Thinking Guide to Communication, Conflict Management, and Critical Media Literacy; and The Media And Me: A Guide To Critical Media Literacy For Young People. Higdon is a regular source of expertise for CBS, NBC, The New York Times, and The San Francisco Chronicle. 

ABOUT THE CLUB: Founded in 1925, the Los Angeles Breakfast Club still thrives with food, friendship, and fun. Our meetings are held in our clubhouse, Friendship Auditorium, located at 3201 Riverside Drive, near the corner of Los Feliz Boulevard, in Griffith Park. Best described as a variety show, attendees enjoy a catered breakfast, silly songs, club traditions, and an interesting presentation from a guest speaker.

TICKETS: Sales on labreakfastclub.com close 48 hours before breakfast. Non-members are $25 and Members receive a 25% discount when logged into their Membership Portal.

Please arrive between 6:45 - 7:00 AM sharp! Doors close at 7:15 AM. Your admission includes a buffet breakfast, enjoyment of our 98-year-old club traditions, plus a special presentation from our Speaker of the Week!

HEALTH & SAFETY: Surgical disposable face masks or medical-grade masks (i.e., KN95, KF94, N95) are strongly recommended when not eating or drinking, especially during the cold and flu season, and will be provided on request.