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March 2013

March 16, 2013

Inside the conclave: Personal news vs. political news

Let's flash back, for a moment, to the early stages of the tsunami of papal...

March 14, 2013

A press litany: Will Pope Francis just hold that Vatican line?

As always, the gospel according to The New York Times -- in an early version...

March 07, 2013

The new evangelical Goliath? Online ed at Liberty U

Back in November, The New York Times produced a downright nauseating account of Liberty University's...

March 06, 2013

Critical thinking would help reporters cover gay debates

Yesterday we looked at some of this week's worst examples of some major media's trouble...

March 01, 2013

Way to go, Joe! Colorado civil-unions story hits the mark

In the interest of full disclosure, I should point out that Joe Hight, the relatively...

March 01, 2013

Bishop enforces Catholic doctrine; press goes, ‘Wha …?’

A regular reader who is an active Catholic recently sent us a URL to an...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

Playing the same-sex marriage card

Over the weekend, the better half stirred up quite a hornet's nest for a post...

February 27, 2013

What do you mean ‘we’ Kemosabe?

This is a small item, but I found it interesting none-the-less. I wonder what you...

February 26, 2013

In a twist, vague evangelicals all oppose immigration reform

Stop me if I sound like a broken record. Once or twice or maybe even three...

February 25, 2013

Bill Keller, et al, openly confess that “error has no rights”

As the debates rage on about you know what -- Washington. Post. Ombudsman. Bias. Column....

February 23, 2013

WPost: Yes, we fear and loathe religious traditionalists

On Feb. 15, Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton made a startling statement: It is possible...

February 22, 2013

More vague evangelicals jump on immigration bandwagon

Last week, I complained about a front-page Tampa Bay Times story filled with broad generalizations...

February 20, 2013

Bang! Bang! Hey, eat some cotton candy!

A front-page headline on the print edition of USA Today that landed in my driveway...

February 20, 2013

What are the real differences between Mahony and Gomez?

Guess what? There are significant differences in the theological approaches and doctrinal convictions of Los...

February 19, 2013

Dr. Ben Carson’s faith makes news, this time

Every now and then, the newspaper that lands in my front yard runs a story...

February 18, 2013

Good angels or bad angels? Should a reporter ask?

It's time to take a quick jump deep, deep into my ever-growing file of GetReligion...

February 18, 2013

Got news? Freeing Saeed Abedini

I'm frequently pondering what makes news and what doesn't. Take a gander at this Google...

February 15, 2013

Water-sipping and pro-life activism. A tale of media coverage.

Last month, we covered the perennial problem of why the March for Life gets the...

February 15, 2013

Definition, please: Who are these evangelicals?

The Tampa Bay Times broke big news on its front page the other day. According...

February 11, 2013

AP frames Benedict XVI in some warped timeframes

On one level, I am rather disappointed to note that the editors at the Associated...

February 10, 2013

Cardinal Dolan dares to tweak the NYTimes

If you've paid attention to religion news at all in recent days, you probably know...

February 08, 2013

Puff piece on Office of Faith-based Partnerships

The New York Times has published a letter of reference for the Rev. Joshua DuBois,...

February 07, 2013

SPLC to get Sarah Palin treatment any day now

I want to talk about media coverage of the man who was convicted today of...

February 06, 2013

Ghosts crowding in on drone stories

If I weren't so sick I would have already done this but in the days...

February 04, 2013

Running the White House spin on HHS regulations

If news is ever going to break on your beat, it will break on Friday...

February 02, 2013

GetReligion turns nine; Newsweek sort of vanishes

So once again, with feeling. Nine years ago today, the Rt. Rev. Douglas LeBlanc clicked...

February 02, 2013

Don’t have a cow over Chick-fil-A, man!

My post on the unlikely friendship between Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy and Campus Pride executive...

February 01, 2013

New York Times solves the problem of Sharia

This report on Thursday's Cairo conference from the New York Times breaks the streak of...

February 01, 2013

Telling the story of Timbuktu’s terror

The New York Times has done some amazing work this week covering Islamic conflicts in...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

We don’t have a free press. Discuss.

With the headline "Stupid Press, Stupid People: Non-Reporting the March for Life," you know Anthony...