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July 2013

July 31, 2013

“Like it or not, religion is not going away…”

A compelling take on the world today—and tomorrow—from Michael Coren in theToronto Sun: Chattering classes...

July 27, 2013

What’s the Media Saying About the Pope in Rio?

Vatican Radio's Sean Patrick Lovett has the answer: One thing that really stands out in...

July 22, 2013

Pope to Reporters: “I Don’t Give Interviews…But I Enjoy Your Company.”

From the flight to Rio, via CNS: With economic hard times as an excuse not...

July 20, 2013

Pope Makes the Cover of TIME—But Not in the U.S.

Details: First the Italian edition of Vanity Fair and now Time magazine. Time has dedicated...

July 04, 2013

Great Moments in Journalism: MSNBC Host Wants to Create a Manual on How the Vagina Works

From yesterrday's edition of "Morning Joe" comes this roundtable on the abortion situation in Texas....

July 01, 2013

Great Moments in Journalism: Wherein Bob Schieffer Learns a Thing or Two About Gay Marriage

This comes via Da Tech Guy on DaRadio: There was a moment during Sunday’s victory...

June 2013

June 29, 2013

Newark Shuts Down Publication of Archdiocesan Newspaper

Another voice falls silent. Details, from a statement released last week: Dear Readers, The June...

June 04, 2013

A REALLY Great Moment in Journalism, as a Laid-Off Sun-Times Photographer Documents His New Life

As the author of this new blog describes it: Rob Hart was replaced with a reporter...

April 2013

April 23, 2013

“Reporter” listed as worst job of 2013

From the Wall Street Journal: This year, several professions geared toward serving the financial and...

April 18, 2013

Gosnell backlash: how a free press becomes less free

If the press isn't responsible, the government will start trying to tell it what to...

April 13, 2013

Is media bias tainting the Gosnell story?

Veteran journo Paul Moses ponders that question over at Commonweal's blog: There is a lively debate over...

April 12, 2013

Idiotic argument of the week: the real cause of the Gosnell horror was the pro-life movement

While the shocking details of the Kermit Gosnell trial continue to seep out -- and...

April 10, 2013

The journalist who became an evangelist

I spotted his obit in the New York Times this morning, and wanted to post...

April 07, 2013

Meet Matt Malone, editor of America

I can report from personal experience that Fr. Matt Malone is a very nice man,...

April 02, 2013

Great moments in journalism: for Easter, the NY Times lays an egg

I was otherwise engaged on Sunday, and didn't check out the NY Times. But other...

March 2013

March 21, 2013

Another Catholic newspaper folds

Details: The Catholic Northwest Progress, a newspaper published for more than a century by the...

March 19, 2013

Would the US State Department consider “monitoring” the election of a pope?

Check out this snippet from last Friday's daily briefing with reporters. The briefer is Victoria...

March 16, 2013

VIDEO: Pope Francis meets the press

If you want a sense of the new pontiff's personality and his thinking, check out...

March 15, 2013

“Pope Francis’ style will make work harder for journalists…”

From Sister Mary Ann Walsh with the USCCB in Rome: Pope Francis’ style will make...

March 13, 2013

Covering the conclave: how the Italian press drives the story

How does media coverage of the Vatican work? Some insight from someone who knows, via...

March 06, 2013

Great moments in journalism: a headline for the ages

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March 06, 2013

Gag order imposed on cardinals

From the indispensable John Thavis: U.S. cardinals abruptly canceled their planned briefing today, and no...

March 04, 2013

Benedict makes the cover of the New Yorker

Details: This week’s cover by Barry Blitt, “Sic Transit Gloria Mundi,” is not the first...

February 2013

February 23, 2013

Vatican slams resignation “gossip” in media

From the BBC: The Vatican's chief spokesperson has criticised the media for reporting "misinformation" about...

February 17, 2013

Report: Pope Benedict last summer indicated “not much more” could be expected of him

Details from AP: Journalist Peter Seewald recalled in an article for German weekly Focus published...

February 12, 2013

How understanding Latin led reporter to the scoop of a lifetime

From AFP: An Italian journalist who beat the world's media on Pope Benedict XVI's decision...

February 07, 2013

Meeting Paul Harvey

Those who loved the Dodge RAM/Paul Harvey Super Bowl ad — "So God made a...

February 06, 2013

Vatican official praises media for helping uncover sex abuse scandal

From the BBC: The Vatican official charged with prosecuting sexual crimes has acknowledged that the...

January 2013

January 29, 2013

EWTN announces anchor for daily news show

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Say so long soon to Colleen Carroll Campbell, former Post-Dispatch staffer, who...

January 28, 2013

Great moments in journalism: the New York Times just gives up and lets a PR firm run things

A one-time giant in journalism gets caught with its pants down. It's not pretty. From...