In 1988, A. Bartlett Giamatti, later the commissioner of Major League Baseball, addressed the American Society of Newspaper Editors. His speech was printed in America .
Journalism
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize is a testament to the brave women of journalism
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa is one of the brave women who are pushing back against those who employ social media to distort the truth and undermine the trust of citizens.
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
Matt Malone: Why I’m stepping down as editor in chief of America Media
Last month, I informed the board of directors of America Media that I will step down as the president and editor in chief at the end of 2022.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
I love Pope Francis. But his criticism of EWTN disturbs me as a journalist.
While criticism can go too far, veering into open partisanship and misinformation, calling criticism of the church “the work of the devil” is not an avenue for dialogue.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Catholics: Haiti deserves your attention—earthquake or not
I reported on recovery efforts after that 2010 Haitian earthquake. This is what I learned (and why you should care).
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
‘Fox and Friends’ hosts claimed Catholic Charities profits from helping migrants. That couldn’t be further from the truth.
Accusing Catholic Charities of having a “profit motive,” the talking heads of Fox News showed a misunderstanding of the agency’s essential role in providing social services, writes Kevin Clarke.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Reporting on religion can be dark. But we need people on the God Beat more than ever.
The best essays in ‘The God Beat’ are quietly reflective, deeply informed, subjective but not solipsistic.
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
We’re going to publish things you disagree with. It’s what a Catholic magazine should do.
To overcome polarization and ideological partisanship—both in the church and in the culture—requires attention to diverse opinions and a variety of perspectives. America’s inclusive approach is an attempt to do just that.
Posted inFaith, News
Rachel Zoll, AP religion writer who covered papal transition and sex abuse scandal, dead at 55
Zoll covered religion in all its aspects, from the spiritual to the political, and her stories reached a global audience.
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Moral Economy
It’s easy to hate ‘the media.’ But local journalism is essential (and holy) work.
Journalism gets attention when it breaks big stories about institutions like Enron and the Catholic Church. But they can only do that work if they are consistently read — and broadly trusted.