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July 2012

July 24, 2012

Great moments in journalism: MSNBC’s Scarborough links James Holmes to autism — UPDATED

Blogger Leo Zanchettin has details: I just had to check in with Facebook one more...

July 22, 2012

Great moments in journalism: the liar who became a star “expert” in the media

Why am I not surprised? Details: Ryan Holiday could be called an “expert.” As head...

July 18, 2012

Our Sunday Visitor to distribute Vatican newspaper in English

Details, from ZENIT: Our Sunday Visitor, one of the largest Catholic publishers in North America,...

July 16, 2012

Great moments in journalism: only approved quotes allowed

This is just...unreal. It is many things, but it ain't journalism. From the New York...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

Great moments in journalism: CNN on health care ruling — UPDATED

CNN's website at 10:10 am ET: CNN's website at 10:13 am ET: UPDATE: Seems...

June 25, 2012

This ONE won

Periodically, when people hear I'm the Executive Editor of a Catholic magazine, they ask me...

June 23, 2012

Vatican hires Fox News reporter as communications advisor

Details: The Vatican has brought in the Fox News correspondent in Rome to help improve...

June 11, 2012

Why God made copy editors

May 2012

May 24, 2012

Another giant falls: New Orleans paper may cease daily publication

Grim news in the media world: The New Orleans Times-Picayune, which distinguished itself amid great...

November 2011

November 02, 2011

Boston Catholic paper withdraws column suggesting same-sex attraction is the work of the devil — UPDATED

Details: The column, which appeared Friday in the Archdiocese of Boston’s official newspaper, The Pilot,...

October 2011

October 25, 2011

Looking south: another view on the Vatican note on the economy

The astute John Allen has a take on the new Vatican document on economics that...

October 11, 2011

Dog bites man: former editor says Times is "socially liberal"

Well, who'da thunk? Details: Former New York Times editor Bill Keller sat down for an interview...

October 03, 2011

How an AP reporter found religion while covering scandal

Here's something you don't read about every day, courtesy GetReligion: You might consider Associated Press...

October 02, 2011

Andy Rooney: "I'm a writer who reads what he's written"

In his final commentary Sunday night, the celebrated grouch looked back at his 70-year career....

August 2011

August 20, 2011

"Let's get out there and scratch that surface!"

When I first joined CBS News in 1982, typing and answering phones in the Washington...

July 2011

July 08, 2011

How is the New York Times like the Catholic Church?

Departing Executive Editor of the paper Bill Keller -- who was raised Catholic -- has...

June 2011

June 25, 2011

Kudos! — UPDATED

"These are untold stories, rich with the sort of confluence of religion, history, culture and...

May 2011

May 26, 2011

RIP, Joe Feuerherd

Sad news from the world of Catholic media: Joseph A. Feuerherd, whose journalism career began...

April 2011

April 06, 2011

How not to run a newsroom

This comes from the legendary (some might say, infamous) Larry McCoy, my old boss at...

March 2011

March 24, 2011

Coming to Philly: "Phaith"

Another big change in the Catholic media landscape, as a venerable Philadelphia newspaper goes from...

February 2011

February 28, 2011

A little news

A few people have wondered about the new job I alluded to in this post....

February 04, 2011

Worth a thousand words: the press under attack in Egypt

An image from Cairo this week, below... SIPA Press agency photojournalist Alfred Yaghobzadeh is...