Mr. Byrne, best known as the dynamic frontman of the 1980s art-rock outfit Talking Heads, is a kind of besuited Renaissance man.
Journalism
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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.
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‘There will be fireworks for her’: Tania Tetlow on Cokie Roberts
Tania Tetlow, president of Loyola University New Orleans, remembers her friend and mentor Cokie Roberts, who passed away on Sept. 17.
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Review: The post-baby battleground
Megan K. Stack offers a brutally honest look at her own efforts to navigate the strange dance between her and her employees, who must perform the functions of a family without truly being part of it.
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Why Americans need nonprofit sources for news
For some time now, the nation has seemed unable to have a civil discussion about a growing list of public policy issues. There seems to be no common ground on racism, gun control, immigration policy, international relations, the economy or climate change. News outlets, by providing facts and context, could be a part of the […]
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Judge dismisses Covington Catholic student’s $250 million lawsuit against The Washington Post
A federal judge July 26 dismissed a $250 million lawsuit against The Washington Post by a Kentucky Catholic high school student, ruling the newspaper’s articles and tweets about the student’s actions after the annual March for Life in January were protected by the First Amendment.
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The overlooked wisdom of Arab women journalists in the middle east
Zahra Hankir has compiled a collection of gripping and illuminating essays by Arab women reporters who have worked in the Middle East and North Africa. Hankir’s goal was to bring attention to “underreported tales and the women who tell them.”
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Americans don’t trust the media. Here’s how we can fix that.
It is worth taking a closer look at the role of compassion and empathy in journalism, Richard G. Jones writes.