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Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
When sexual assault goes viral
What motivates assailants to brazenly post their crimes to Facebook?
Posted inJesuitical, Politics & Society
Is Pope Francis subtweeting Donald Trump? Ep. 5
Four years ago this month, the Argentine cardinal (and Jesuit) Jorge Bergoglio became Pope Francis. Michael O’Loughlin, America‘s national correspondent and author of The Tweetable Pope: A Spiritual Revolution in 140 Characters, has been covering this historic papacy ever since. This week on jesuitical, we ask Mike who has a better Twitter game: Pope Francis or President […]
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 inNews, Politics & Society
The Vatican brand and “Compassionate Disruption” at SXSW
The concept of branding has become more prevalent than ever, thanks to the digital age. The Vatican is part of the game, too.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
How advertisers are reaching kids. It’s not on TV.
Regulatory bodies such as the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission seem nearly powerless when up against the online advertising juggernaut.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
No, Pope Francis did not change the Ten Commandments
Francis never made the purported comments and has not changed or added to the Ten Commandments.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Media Nun: We need to become ‘cultural mystics’ to combat fake news
The problem of “fake news” is dizzying for journalists and media consumers alike.
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
How can Catholics battle political fatigue?
Contributing writer Nathan Schneider joins Kerry Weber and Matt Malone, S.J., to talk about Catholic activism under President Trump. Chief correspondent Kevin Clarke joins to offer his perspective. In discussion of the boycotts of Uber and Nordstrom, Schneider questions the usefulness of reactionary protests. “Is it Christian enough to just respond to each thing as it […]
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Dear Mark Zuckerberg: Democracy is not a Facebook focus group.
With his 5,800-word manifesto on “Building Global Community,” the Facebook C.E.O. seems to be easing ever more into his role as benevolent dictator of the media universe.