Joe Bonomo’s well-written take on Roger Angell’s musings on baseball.
Journalism
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Church leaders across Asia alarmed over decline in press freedom
Church leaders across Asia have expressed alarm over threats to press freedom amid reports of increasing attacks and intimidation of journalists, resulting in growing levels of self-censorship.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
John Dickerson of CBS News: Journalism keeps me humble
All journalists should be humble because we are so often wrong.
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
How would Catholic media cover Jack and Jill falling down? A thought experiment
From 1977: How Catholic journals covered the perilous journey of Jack and Jill up that treacherous hill in 1977.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
The Catholic nun stories that haven’t gone viral (yet)
Every day and on every continent women religious are doing life-saving, cutting-edge work in hospitals and research laboratories, refugee camps and prisons. Dawn Araujo-Hawkins tells their stories.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Journalist at abuse summit: The press is not the enemy of the church
“The faithful do not forgive the lack of transparency because it is a new assault on the victims,” Valentina Alazraki, a Mexican television reporter, told the 190 church leaders attending the Vatican summit on the protection of minors.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Western societies can’t ignore the ‘crisis of trust’ we’re experiencing
Our society—and our economy—depends on trust for its very survival. So what do we do when cries of “fake news” erode our willingness to believe each other?
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Philippine agents arrest journalist critical of president
Agents of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s government arrested the head of an award-winning online news site, in what is seen as another instance of Duterte going after journalists who criticize his policies.
Posted inFaith, Features
Exclusive: Should U.S. bishops speak out on politics—or stick to religion?
U.S. bishops tell the authors of a groundbreaking new book that they feel a duty to speak out on issues of the day, but they must tread carefully with a secular press and fallout from the sexual abuse crisis.
Posted inArts & Culture, Vantage Point
Mickey Mouse and the meaning of Americanism
If a product of an age is entirely free from criticism, it is something of great interest.