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Nearly 12,000 books banned in US schools

The United States is currently observing Banned Books Week, during which a record number of book bans have been reported. Nearly 12,000 books have been banned in schools over the past year, including works by Stephen King, 'Jane Eyre', and 'The Handmaid’s Tale'. The bans aim to advocate for reading freedom and raise awareness about censorship.

In brief

  • Nearly 12,000 books have been banned in US schools over the past year.
  • Stephen King’s works were banned 312 times.
  • 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Brontë is among the banned books.
  • Banned Books Week runs from October 4 to 10.
  • Artificial intelligence is increasingly involved in the selection of banned books.
Covered by 3 of 6 media groups
  • Budget not in the collected reports
  • Public money 2 sources
  • Media business 2 sources
  • Big capital not in the collected reports
  • Readers and grants 1 source
  • Undisclosed not in the collected reports

No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: budget, big capital, undisclosed.

What are media groups?

Share of reports by media group
GroupShareCount
Public money
  • Newsroom 2
40%2 items
Media business
  • Newsroom 1
  • Commentary 1
40%2 items
Readers and grants
  • Commentary 1
20%1 item

How we count media groups — Methodology

Who the outlets write for
  • community 1
  • region 0
  • country 4
  • world 0
Channels
  • Websites 2
  • Telegram 2
  • Weeklies and analysis 1

How we measure speed, distance and channels

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    • first item
    • earliest
    • interpreters

    Заборона книжок: нова цензура чи політична доцільність

    • first item
    • caught up, 25 h later
    • national desk

    У школах США за рік заборонили майже 12 тисяч книг: найчастіше вилучають твори Стівена Кінґа

    • first item
    • caught up, 25 h later

    У школах США за рік заборонили майже 12 тисяч книг: найчастіше вилучають твори Стівена Кінґа

    • first item
    • caught up, 29 h later
    • national desk

    Стівен Кінґ, «Джейн Ейр» і манґа: у США встановили рекорд за кількістю заборонених у школах книг

  • Детектор медіаReaders and grantsCommentary
    • first item
    • caught up, 29 h later
    • interpreters

    Американські школи за навчальний рік заборонили майже 12 тисяч книг

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