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2014-01-29T13:11:31-05:00

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Got news? Prayers and poetry in the Ukraine standoff

Last updated on: January 29, 2014 at 1:11 pm By tmatt

The daily march of the headlines from Kiev continues. The other day, I offered up a post linked to an amazing Associated Press photo of a quarter of Orthodox Christians, including at least one priest and one monk, who put themselves in the line of fire in between a wall of riot police and the brick-tossing demonstrators. Click here to catch up on that. I want to return to that subject for a moment (also watch for an upcoming Crossroads... Read more

2014-01-29T10:15:23-05:00

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All the experts say evolution story lacks WHAT!?

Last updated on: January 29, 2014 at 10:15 am By Bobby Ross Jr.

Define terms. Identify sources. The best journalism recognizes the importance of doing both — particularly on complicated and controversial subject matters. On the other hand, the Austin American-Statesman embraces neither concept in a news story reporting that “critics” say students are being taught creationism in two public high schools. Let’s start at the top: A charter-school operator with contracts to teach at two Austin high schools has come under fire for questioning evolution in its science curriculum — the latest in... Read more

2014-01-28T15:38:51-05:00

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Why steal the blood of the Blessed Pope John Paul II?

Last updated on: January 28, 2014 at 3:38 pm By tmatt

So let’s talk about the theft of that relic containing the blood of the Blessed Pope John Paul II. For starters, I admit that this whole subject is a little strange for people who are not members of the ancient Christian churches of the East and the West. Also, there appears to be some confusion about what, precisely, was stolen. Some reports say that robbers stole a vial of the pope’s blood, while others — BBC for example — report... Read more

2014-01-29T21:15:19-05:00

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So what is happening with Anglican gay marriage?

Last updated on: January 29, 2014 at 9:15 pm By geoconger

Wire service reporting takes a special skill that not all writers posses. In less than 300 words, for most stories, a reporter must present the relevant facts and sufficient context to allow a reader to understand the story, while also be entertaining and interesting. A problem arises when a wire service story substitutes analysis or opinion for news. While some stories are labeled news analysis or opinion — and as such it is proper to load a story with the... Read more

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2014-01-28T07:42:37-05:00

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Debate at NYTimes: Was the March For Life news or not?

Last updated on: January 28, 2014 at 7:42 am By tmatt

One of the most difficult concepts in journalism to communicate to people outside the field can be stated in this deceptively simple question: What is news? Or try this wording on for size: Why do some events receive major coverage and others no coverage at all? Obviously the worldviews of the editors making the call play a role, but so do factors that are hard to explain. For example, are we talking about an event that takes place on a... Read more

2014-02-03T12:31:05-05:00

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God, prayer and the winner of the Super Bowl

Last updated on: February 3, 2014 at 12:31 pm By Richard Ostling

THIS WEEK, the question doesn’t come from a “Religion Q and A” reader but a headline in The Record, the daily newspaper in the New Jersey county that’s hosting a certain athletic event: “Does God care who wins the Super Bowl?” THE GUY (who lives in that county) ANSWERS: You gotta be kidding. Spiritual suffering, physical and mental illness, anxiety and loneliness, natural disasters, oppression, wars, terrorism, kidnapping, senseless murders, broken families, kids without dads, homelessness, addiction, materialism, privation, pestilence,... Read more

2014-01-27T09:51:04-05:00

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Finding a faith angle in the Ukraine

Last updated on: January 27, 2014 at 9:51 am By geoconger

A spate of wire service photos from the demonstrations in Kiev may have awakened the Western press to the religious element in the protests. As GetReligion‘s editor tmatt has noted, photojournalism has led the way. The pictures from Kiev are telling a fascinating story — but unless you know what you are seeing and can interpret the images or place them in their political and religious context, you will not understand what is happening. The “Eurorevolution” as some Ukrainian newspapers... Read more

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2014-01-26T16:06:10-05:00

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That cross in Kiev: What George Conger said, once again

Last updated on: January 26, 2014 at 4:06 pm By tmatt

Simply stated, it is one of the most haunting Associated Press photographs that I have seen in my journalism career. The caption under the photo, as it ran with a recent New York Times report, says: Orthodox priests pray as they stand between protesters and the police in Kiev early Friday. Actually, the photo (click here to see it, since it is copyrighted) appears to show an Orthodox priest and a monk and, perhaps, two laymen. One of the men... Read more

2014-01-24T19:04:12-05:00

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Hey NYTimes: Please study the timeline of abuse in Chicago

Last updated on: January 24, 2014 at 7:04 pm By tmatt

Back in my graduate-school days, I attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, after spending a few years working at the local daily, The News-Gazette. I read the Chicago dailes, of course, during some glorious years of newspaper warfare in that great and wild city. Thus, I remember ripping my way way through the headlines and thousands of words of copy kicked off by the famous Chicago Sun-Times blockbusters about the life and times of one Cardinal John Patrick Cody.... Read more

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2014-01-24T13:14:10-05:00

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Shocking! Baptist says wives should ‘submit’ to husbands

Last updated on: January 24, 2014 at 1:14 pm By Tamie Ross

Courtesy of The Washington Post, let’s all prepare to hyperventilate. This news will shock you (SHOCK YOU!): A Republican member of Congress says in a recently released book that a wife is to “voluntarily submit” to her husband, but that it doesn’t make her inferior to him. Rep. Steve Pearce’s (R-N.M.) memoir, “Just Fly the Plane, Stupid!” was released last month. Its publication — and his acknowledgment in the book of the controversial nature of the submission debate — come... Read more

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