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July 2014

July 09, 2014

Pope’s abuse apology: Media did a fair job, surprisingly

Mainstream media didn't pile onto Pope Francis. I know that sounds cynical -- something like...

June 2014

June 27, 2014

Two views of SCOTUS abortion decision — both on NBC

Is NBC News going schizoid? The way the network reported the U.S. Supreme Court's decision...

June 20, 2014

What’s in a name? PCA vs. PCUSA

Oh my. My heart goes out to the writer at NBC News' breaking news desk...

June 09, 2014

Writing on houses of worship? Ignore the religious

Pop quiz: When you write about baseball or surgery, whom should you quote? That's right....

October 2013

October 17, 2013

Luke Russert on snark, journalism, faith and easy targets

Let's start the day with a quick thought from Luke Russert of NBC News, who...

August 2013

August 22, 2013

The heroism of Antoinette Tuff

A reader sent along a link to a story about an amazing woman who talked...

July 2013

July 30, 2013

Pope Francis’ 1st miracle: media coverage of mercy

A day after Popocalypse 2013 happened, we have the actual transcript of the remarks that...

April 2013

April 17, 2013

Mysterious deluge of unreported Catholics

I'm on a few of those neighborhood list-servs. One of them is for area parents....