July 2015: GetReligion

For journalists, three crucial things to consider linked to #WhoIsBurningBlackChurches. Published July 1. 5Q+1 interview: Pulitzer winner Jennifer Berry Hawes on the Godbeat, the Charleston shooting and black church fires. Published July 2. Religion vs. history? Something’s missing in coverage of that banned Ten Commandments monument in Oklahoma. Published July 3. Louisville Courier-Journal offers a case study in biased media coverage of same-sex marriage. Published … Continue reading July 2015: GetReligion

On same-sex marriage, ‘Amen!’ to what Poynter said about covering the battles ahead — with a few quibbles

After #SCOTUS ruling on same-sex marriage, some media orgs couldn’t resist celebrating: http://t.co/I30Ry6Em3U pic.twitter.com/CFFpjEgGX1 — GetReligion (@GetReligion) June 30, 2015 This analysis of media coverage appears online at GetReligion.org. Continue reading On same-sex marriage, ‘Amen!’ to what Poynter said about covering the battles ahead — with a few quibbles

#DUH — You think there might be a religion angle on that debate over the Confederate flag?

#DUH — You think there might be a religion angle on that debate over the Confederate flag?: http://t.co/8G2crNSLdO pic.twitter.com/rt9foxN4f1 — GetReligion (@GetReligion) June 25, 2015 This analysis of media coverage appears online at GetReligion.org. Continue reading #DUH — You think there might be a religion angle on that debate over the Confederate flag?

Tragedy in Charleston: Nine shot dead at historic black church

#CharlestonShooting: Basic facts crucial in reporting on tragedy at historic black church: http://t.co/RIDGbYLWpx pic.twitter.com/1Dk4GORkHl — GetReligion (@GetReligion) June 18, 2015 • • • #CharlestonShooting: 5 key angles on the massacre at a historic black church: http://t.co/xSG4gJmSDV#journalismpic.twitter.com/LDrt9SyYhV — GetReligion (@GetReligion) June 19, 2015 • • • Terrific advice on #CharlestonShooting coverage: ‘Switch off cable and go local’: http://t.co/omyiLLVAf6#journalismpic.twitter.com/nlspwTy5uN — GetReligion (@GetReligion) June 23, 2015 • • … Continue reading Tragedy in Charleston: Nine shot dead at historic black church

June 2015: GetReligion

Prodigal son Josh Hamilton’s return to the Texas Rangers: What role is faith playing? Published June 2. That story on a Southern Baptist church’s sunset? Yes, it’s ‘really sweet,’ but it falls short journalism-wise. Published June 3. A New Hampshire woman’s passion for helping Syrians: Can you spot the religion ghosts? Published June 4. Hypothetical question: What would happen if a religion news critic had … Continue reading June 2015: GetReligion

There’s cheese, but where’s religious beef in story on Scott Walker and Paul Ryan?

There’s cheese, but where’s religious beef in @NYTimes story on @GovWalker, @RepPaulRyan?: http://t.co/eneN8Vz3XO pic.twitter.com/RSSAtEf8SA — GetReligion (@GetReligion) May 14, 2015 This analysis of media coverage appears online at GetReligion.org. Continue reading There’s cheese, but where’s religious beef in story on Scott Walker and Paul Ryan?