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May 2013

May 22, 2013

Oklahoma tornado doctor: a bundle of vague faith

The Oklahoman, my hometown newspaper and former employer, is rising to the occasion in its coverage...

May 17, 2013

One, two, trend: Godbeat pros changing jobs!

Here at GetReligion, we focus mainly on critiquing the mass media's coverage of religion news....

May 17, 2013

A nun, some nukes and a haunted holy ghost story

So a nun and two peace activists walk into a nuclear facility ... It’s not...

May 01, 2013

Why is Paula Broadwell’s faith such a mystery?

Seeking "redemption" after Petraeus scandal, Paula Broadwell looks to faith cbsn.ws/130ApsB— CBS News (@CBSNews) May...

April 2013

April 22, 2013

Untangling the Tsarnaevs’ Muslim ties, carefully

On Friday we asked readers to send in thoughts on good and bad coverage of...

April 20, 2013

Power to hype or downplay: On Gosnell and the NYTimes

Many in the media are indicating that they really want to move on from the...

March 2013

March 30, 2013

Another hack piece by CNN … maybe (Updated)

What's good for the goose is good for, um, Sarah Pulliam Bailey. Right? Sarah, former...

March 27, 2013

Marriage vs. marriage (or, What is marriage?)

Yesterday morning there was quite a bit of activity in and near the Supreme Court...

March 26, 2013

Sexing up Pope Francis

My corner of Florida has been over run by college students on Spring break. While...

March 21, 2013

Hey CNN: Ghosts in the ties that bind Cyprus and Russia

So I'm sitting in a restaurant eating my lunch and, up on the wall, the...

March 19, 2013

Was Pope Francis ‘anointed’ today? (UPDATED)

The New York Times has run, at last count, 10 pieces in the past six...

March 18, 2013

Is CNN pushing the “Dirty War” story?

Suggestions that Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was morally complicit in the crimes of the Argentine junta...

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 04, 2013

Inside the History Channel’s epic TV miniseries ‘The Bible’

This is one of those GetReligion follow-up posts where we basically say, "See, was that...

February 2013

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 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...

January 2013

January 15, 2013

On immigration reform, ‘many’ evangelicals all think alike

On a chilly morning last January, I got up before the sun rose and joined...

November 2012

November 19, 2012

CNN on the superstar Stanleys: The ties that blind

Suffice it to say that I started working my way onto the religion-news beat in...