Elites are defined less by the position they hold than by their pretense to dictate reality.
Journalism
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
Alternative facts and the coming constitutional crisis
We more likely face destabilizing, constitutional confusion, than brute authoritarianism.
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
Cokie Roberts on journalism under President Trump
Cokie Roberts, who wrote about the role of women in Washington in our Jan. 23 issue, is this week’s guest. Hosts Matt Malone, S.J., and Kerry Weber chat to her about the state of journalism under President Donald J. Trump, in addition to his announcement that he is planning to build a border wall. Associate […]
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis releases message for journalists on their patron saint’s feast day
The pope called on journalists to stop feeding the “vicious cycle of anxiety” and “spiral of fear.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Video
La Voz del Pueblo
America Films presents ‘La Voz Del Pueblo,’ a documentary that explores violence and oppression in Honduras through the eyes of journalists at Radio Progreso, a remarkable Jesuit-run radio station.
Posted inMagazine, Of Many Things
Welcome to the new America
This is the new America, a fresh approach to the smart, Catholic take on faith and culture that has been our hallmark since 1909.
Posted inCurrent Comment, Faith
A free press is becoming near-impossible in Turkey
It is not a good time to be a journalist in Turkey.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
How bad journalism is hurting people of faith.
“Journalists don’t know the difference between an archbishop and a cardinal; they think Catholics worship Mary; they think the pope controls what every bishop and priest says and does.”
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
The Booming Business of Fake News
In this week’s podcast Sam Sawyer, S.J., talks to Kerry Weber and Matt Malone, S.J., about why and how fake news came to dominate the media landscape. Several callers pitch in to describe their interactions with fake news.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Pope Francis: The media needs to avoid the sin of spreading fake news
To bring someone’s past into public view “is a sin and does harm,” the pope said.