Senior editor Robert David Sullivan charts America magazine’s year in review, month by month.
Journalism
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Catholics: Your diocesan newspaper is worth saving.
Diocesan newspapers in New York and Portland, Ore., are shutting down this year. With fewer Catholic print publications in the United States, who will tell the story of the local church?
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Father Matt Malone: My Top 10 Picks from Ten Years at America
Matt Malone, S.J., compiled this list of his top 10 features from America and his top 10 columns over his 10 years as editor in chief.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
A Washington insider with an eye for the outsiders: Mary McGrory
In a 50-year career as a columnist, Mary McGrory wrote some of the most prescient political journalism around—including for America.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
‘I feared we would run out of time’: A final conversation with Editor in Chief Matt Malone
Matt Malone, S.J., sat down with executive editor Ashley McKinless for a final interview to discuss his ten years as editor.
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
From 1909: America’s first editorial announcement
When it was founded in 1909, America sought to be journal of general interest to all Americans despite its specific Jesuit charism. The goal remain the same today.
Posted inFaith, Features
An open mind and an open heart: America magazine’s editor in chief on a decade of pursuing the truth
For the last decade we have tried to help counter the effects of ideological partisanship by breaking down the echo chambers it relies on; to host a different kind of discourse, a forum for a diversity of viewpoints.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis asks Catholic media to combat ‘toxicity, hate speech and fake news’
The pope told Catholic communicators they have an important role to play “through media education, networking Catholic media and countering lies and misinformation.”
Posted inMagazine
America Media wins 55 awards from the Catholic Media Association
America Media received 55 awards from the Catholic Media Association on July 7 for its groundbreaking coverage of events at the intersection of the church and world across print, digital, audio and video.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Lessons from a Twitter hoax that claimed Pope Benedict had died
No, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is not dead. No, Pope Francis is not resigning. And no, the Vatican is not hiding a secret time machine.