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March 2013

March 02, 2013

Self-described way-devoted super-Catholics and the press

I already used this YouTube as art in a post last week but it really...

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...

March 01, 2013

Is Politico as partisan as The Weekly Standard?

Today is Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton's last day. You can read his memo to...

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 27, 2013

What do conservatives really think about Cardinal Mahony?

Yes, Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles will be in Rome and will vote...

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 24, 2013

Where’s the faith content in these sex scandals?

On one level, that New York Times feature story on the fall of Msgr. Kevn...

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 21, 2013

Mainstream media defense of abortion never rests

I once served on a jury that convicted a man of conspiracy to commit mail...

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 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 12, 2013

Godbeat 101: Localizing the pope resignation story

For a newspaper junkie, one of the joys of the digital age is being able...

February 12, 2013

Day 2: Pope still extremely Catholic

I hope everyone is having a blast with Day 2 of Papalpalooza. I've actually enjoyed...

February 12, 2013

Alas, next pope will probably defend same old doctrines

So here is an interesting journalism question for this digital age: What do we do...

February 11, 2013

Early media failures in B16 resignation story

Well that's not the news I expected to wake up to! Pope Benedict has announced...

February 09, 2013

Pod people: Boy Scout leak and grassroots sourcing

I've done a couple of posts (here and here) on the Boy Scouts of America's...

February 07, 2013

Boy Scouts, Mormons and CNN’s tabloid-style ‘reporting’

Let's face it: Most of the mainstream media coverage of the Boy Scouts of America's...

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 03, 2013

Pod people: Making progress on abortion coverage

In this week's Crossroads podcast, host Todd Wilken and I discussed the good and bad...

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...

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...

January 29, 2013

Gays, Boy Scouts and the religion angle

I've been swamped with my regular job the last few days, so I have not...

January 29, 2013

Got news? When is a desecrated memorial a big story?

If you have been reading this blog much in the past week (greeting to the...

January 28, 2013

Savvy PR firm scores NYTimes coup against March For Life

We've received quite a few complaints about the religion angle the New York Times chose...