Top 10 Junk Food News Stories of 2000

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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