Victor Pickard wants to help “reinvent journalism” by working out a new economic model based on some sort of public subsidy for reporting outlets all over the country.
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Pope prays for media, journalists covering coronavirus pandemic
At his morning Mass, Pope Francis prayed especially for the safety and the work of journalists all over the world during this time of pandemic.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: Remembering Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J.
Like many other New Yorkers and America readers, we suffered a great loss on Sunday, March 29, with the death of Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., editor in chief of America from 1975 to 1984.
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In Memoriam: Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J.
In Memoriam | Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J. | February 12, 1931—March 29, 2020 | 10th Editor in Chief, 1975 to 1984
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How can I write for strangers without hurting the people I love?
Most writers walk a fine line between stealing from life and exploiting life.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Ronan Farrow on Harvey Weinstein and the structures of deceit
At almost every stage of his reporting on Harvey Weinstein, Ronan Farrow says, he encountered roadblocks from NBC’s leadership.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
David Byrne proclaims the Good News
Mr. Byrne, best known as the dynamic frontman of the 1980s art-rock outfit Talking Heads, is a kind of besuited Renaissance man.
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Review: A modern-day pilgrimage with Timothy Egan
The question of what a pilgrimage means in the modern day loops throughout Timothy Egan’s ‘A Pilgrimage to Eternity.’
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Pope Francis to journalists: Help unmask fake and destructive news
In meeting with members of the Italian Catholic Union of the Press on September 23, 2019, Pope Francis urged the journalists not just to report events, but to report them truthfully.
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Cokie Roberts remembered as an ‘American icon’ of journalism at funeral Mass
Noted broadcast journalist and author Cokie Roberts was remembered as a Washington icon, a national treasure and a woman devoted to her family and her faith as luminaries from the worlds of media and politics joined friends and admirers at her funeral Mass Sept. 21.