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Journalism
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
The Associated Press is a joint media venture. Maybe Twitter should be too.
The A.P. owes its uniqueness and stature in no small part to its business model.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Politeness, the forgotten virtue
In its mature form politeness is a species of charity.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture
Meet the man who told the story of New York City, one crime at a time
Michael Wilson, a graduate of Loyola New Orleans, wrote the New York Times column “Crime Scene” for the past six years.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
The case for (and problem with) “The Case for Christ”
These movies are unlikely to convert unbelievers, because they demand a type of belief that requires unassailable evidence.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Former chancellor takes over as editor of the London Evening Standard
George Osborne lost his old government job when the Brexit referendum swept David Cameron’s team off the political stage.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Chasing the story was Jimmy Breslin’s reason for being
Breslin, the legendary New York reporter and columnist, died last week at 88.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Why journalists need to resist the label of ‘the opposition’
The media is not the “enemy of the people.” We are the people’s detectives.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
La Civiltà Cattolica: 4,000 and counting
America magazine will turn 108 years old this April, but that is nothing compared to our sister publication La Civiltà Cattolica.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Philly archbishop says the press is being too hard on President Trump
On conservative radio show, Archbishop Chaput says “elites” in the media are hostile to voters of faith.