Profiles in Catholicism
Jun 28, 20188 min
Updated: Apr 18
Interviews
Articles/Commentaries
An NPR editor who wrote a critical essay on company has resigned after being suspended
by David Bauder The Associated Press
Media watchdog representative denied entry to Hong Kong
by AFP Hong Kong/UCA News
Pope Francis and the Sharron Angle strategy of media relations
by John L. Allen Jr. Crux
The Synod of “selfies” and the media
by Massimo Faggioli La Croix International
White House blasts Fox News host’s claim that ‘you had to be useful’ in death camps
by Ron Kampeas Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Arizona man targeted by January 6 conspiracy theorists sues Fox News for defamation
by Oliver Darcy CNN
With declining vaccinations in Brazil, Church is called to help combat fake news
by Eduardo Campos Lima La Croix International
Trump Walks Out of Fox News Interview in Anger
by Inter News Group
‘Fake News’ bill sparks debate, divides Brazil’s Catholics
by Eduardo Campos Lima Crux
Five takeaways on Tucker Carlson’s exit from Fox News
by Al Weaver The Hill
Fox News digs up an inconvenient fact after Trump rants about ‘transgender insanity’
by Gideon Rubin Raw Story
Tucker Carlson out at Fox News
by Oliver Darcy and Marshall Cohen CNN
Don Lemon fired by CNN
by Doha Madani b NBC News
Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia on spying charges
by Sarah Dean, Anna Chernova and Julia Horowitz CNN
Dominion wins rare judgment against Fox News on every legal issue but actual malice before blockbuster trial
by Adam Klasgelld Law & Crime
Martin Baron defends objectivity as the ultimate standard for journalism
by Anika Jain The Justice
Spanish bishop bans Catholic media service from his diocesan TV station
by CathNews New Zealand
Spanish bishop bans EWTN from diocesan television station
by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Murdoch thought Fox hosts may have gone ‘too far’ in coverage of Trump’s election lies, new filings reveal
by Graeme Massie The Independent
Tucker Carlson Praises Trump Day After Leaked Texts Revealed His 'Hate'
by Gerrard Kaonga Newsweek
Tucker Carlson Deserves a Raise for His Shameless Lies. Carlson’s job is to make money for Fox, not tell the truth.
by Jon Schwarz The Intercept
Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger blasts Fox News' Tucker Carlson over Jan. 6 video
by Bart Jansen USA TODAY
Murdoch thought Fox hosts may have gone ‘too far’ in coverage of Trump’s election lies, new filings reveal
by Graeme Massie The Independent
How do you respond to the killing of friends? By dancing for hope
by Sebastian Salamanca Huet, SJ The Jesuit Post
Tucker Carlson Deserves a Raise for His Shameless Lies. Carlson’s job is to make money for Fox, not tell the truth.
by Jon Schwarz The Intercept
Watch: Ann Coulter says Donald Trump is 'profoundly stupid'
by Brandon Gage AlterNet
Tucker Carlson Called Donald Trump “A Demonic Force”
by Kermit Zarley Patheos
The Danish media and their Islamophobia problem
by Hannah Macaulay and Freddie Scott European Academy of Religious Society
'Something’s going on there': Tucker Carlson spins conspiracy about Lindsey Graham to explain his support for Ukraine
by Meaghan Ellis AlterNet
Watch: Tucker Carlson goes bananas with over-the-top rant about Zelenskyy’s congressional meeting
by Meaghan Ellis AlterNet
Sean Hannity — under oath — admits he 'didn’t believe' election lies 'for one second': deposition
by Alex Henderson AlterNet
Sean Hannity was 'actively misinforming' Fox News viewers during Sidney Powell interview: columnist
by Alex Henderson AlterNet
'Blackface expert' Megyn Kelly buried by MSNBC host after racism accusation
by Tom Boggioni Raw Story/AlterNet
Our Opinion: Legally targeting a journalist who exposed clergy abuse is a chilling tactic that the Springfield Diocese should drop
by The Berkshire Eagle
Propaganda that empowers Putin': Conservative says these Fox News hosts have become Kremlin mouthpieces
by Alex Henderson AlterNet
Exhibit recalls Catholic journalists’ courage in Lithuania under Soviets
by Christina Lee Knauss Catholic News Service
Pope Francis: Digital media raises serious ethical issues
by Christopher Wells Vatican News
Anti-Catholic witch hunt by media
by CathNews New Zealand
Catholic journalists urged to face media, church distrust head-on
by Carol Zimmerman Catholic News Service
Vatican to start monthly newspaper by and with the poor
by Nicole Winfield The Associated Press/Crux
Putin’s Goons Say Tucker Carlson Is Must-See TV. The Kremlin has told state-run TV to air Carlson’s pro-Russia talking points as much as possible.
by Bess Levin Vanity Fair
Fox Nation’s Lara Logan Suggests Theory of Evolution Is a Hoax Funded by Jews
by Ryan Bort Rolling Stone
Russian foreign minister praises Fox News coverage of war in Ukraine
by Joanna Walters The Guardian
Francis X. Maier: Catholic journalists called to report the truth with ‘a consuming passion for excellence’
by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Brooklyn Jewish group tries face-to-face approach to fighting antisemitism
by Julia Gergely The Jerusalem Post
Two journalists burned alive by gang in Haiti
by Natalie Gallón CNN
Boston's Cardinal O'Malley defends Francis against attacks from EWTN critics
by Christopher White Crux
O’Malley says EWTN, social media give distorted image of US support for Pope
by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Fox News Host Advises Viewers Against Boosters as COVID Rages
by Matt Wilstein The Daily Beast
Pope Francis thanked journalists for not allowing the Church to 'sweep' sexual abuse scandals 'under the carpet'
by Connor Perrett Business Insider/Microsoft News
62 journalists killed in 2020, just for doing their jobs: UNESCO
by UN News
For Journalists
by Father Shay Cullen Profiles in Catholicism
Exposé that brought down USCCB official likely to have lasting fallout
by John L. Allen Jr Crux
With owner in jail, assets frozen, Hong Kong newspaper announces closure
by Catholic News Service/Crux
12 Australian media companies fined for breaking Pell order
by Rod McGuirk The Associated Press/Crux
Reporting the news can bring sudden death in Pakistan. Calls grow for Pakistan's government to halt vicious attacks on journalists
by Zahid Hussain Khan UCA News
Conservative Catholic media meet Ladaria letter with denial
by Michael Sean Winters National Catholic Reporter
Why this priest decided to unplug
by Fr. Peter Daly National Catholic Reporter
Cardinal Zen criticizes bail denial to Hong Kong media tycoon
by UCA News
ADL chief calls for Tucker Carlson’s ouster after Fox News host endorses white supremacist conspiracy theory
by Ben Sales The Forward
Journalism in a Time of Crisis
by The New York Review of Books
Dominion worker sues Trump campaign and conservative media
by David Bauder Associated Press
Neo-Nazi sentenced to prison in plot to threaten journalists. Four members of the "Atomwaffen Division" targeted journalists and advocates in an attempt to terrorize them, prosecutors have said.
by Phil Helsel NBC News
Arizona Man Sentenced For Role In Neo-Nazi Plot Targeting Journalists
by Laurel Wamsley NPR
Christian journalist gunned down in Pakistan, Qais Javed becomes fourth member of the media killed in the country this year
by UCA News reporter UCA News
The media is not the church's enemy
by Heidi Schlumpf National Catholic Reporter
Australian media’s trial begins over gag order violation in Cardinal Pell case
by Catholic News Agency
Polish nuns protest media 'discrimination'
by Jonathan Luxmoore The Tablet
Awards for Jesuit Communications Jesuit Communications recognised with five awards in the 2020 Australasian Religious Press Association (ARPA) Awards.
by Jesuits Australia
Justice Dept. files landmark antitrust case against Google
by Michael Balsamo and Marcy Gordon Associated Press/The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Don’t abolish the police. Reimagine law enforcement.
by Tobias Winright America
Plus new Russian disinformation tactics and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Lamp: Why these Catholics are creating a print magazine in a digital age
by CNA/The Catholic World Report
Christian communicators can bring hope to world in crisis, pope says. Professional Christian communicators must be heralds of hope and trust in the future
by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service/UCANews
Pope Francis to Catholic Media: Be signs of unity amid diversity
by Vatican News
Supporters denounce 'red-tagging' of prominent Philippine nun
by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo Global Sisters Report
Closure of Philippine TV station a ‘chilling message’ from Duterte govt, bishop says
by Charles Collins Crux
Pope prays for journalists covering pandemic
by Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service/TheArlingtonCatholic Herald
Should Turkey extend the release of prisoners to journalists and human rights activists, who were arbitrarily detained?
by We Hold These Truths
Networks face decision: How long to stick with Trump?
by David Baurer Associated Press
What Happened to the New York Times’ Man in Tehran? The head-scratching case of Thomas Erdbrink, who apparently upset the Iranian government, and went silent for a year
by Peter Theroux Tablet
CNN settles lawsuit with Catholic teen over March for Life encounter
by Associated Press/Crux
250 journalists imprisoned worldwide during 2019
by Vatican News
Americans don’t trust the media. Here’s how we can fix that.
by Richard G. Jones America
Living an Interior Life in an Instagram World
by Tina Mayeux Patheis
Holy Father Cites Valuable Work of Journalists. Yours is a valuable work because it contributes to the search for truth, and only the truth sets us free.’
by Zenit Staff Zenit
Facebook censors pro-life ad in Ireland
by Zelda Caldwell Aleteia
EWTN To Launch African News Agency
by Cision
Defending freedom of the press in an era of ‘fake news’
by John L. Allen Jr. Crux’
Northern Ireland bishop expresses ‘shock, revulsion’ after journalist’s murder
by Charles Collins Crux
Three dozen journalists and media companies indicted over Pell trial gag order
by Catholic News Agency/Angelus
Betraying internal forum is a sin, pope tells confessors
by Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service
Great Moments in Diocesan Communications
by Deacon Greg Kandra Patheos
Director of L’Osservatore Romano’s Response to Resignation of Women’s Magazine’s Director and Board Prof. Andrea Monda Thanks Lucetta Scaraffia for ‘Valuable Work’
by Zenit Staff Zenit
Are women’s voices being silenced at the Vatican?
by Colleen Dulle America
Pope scrambles to get his media team back on message by Robert Mickens La Croix International
1 big thing: Inside Trump’s fake news recidivism by Mike Allen Axios
The Social Media God or God in Social Media? by Theresa Zoe Williams Patheos
Sourcing enlightenment: Changing media breaks open spiritual guidance by James Dearie National Catholic Reporter
Puppet media claims Christian identity; it's wrong by Michael Sean Winters National Catholic Reporter
Catholic Cyber-Militias and the New Censorship
by Massimo Faggioli La Croix International
Expert sees cyberspace full of risk, from addictions to child abuse
by CathNews New Zealand
How Facebook’s P.R. Firm Brought Political Trickery to Tech
by Jack Nicas The New York Times
Try This: Just Log Out of Facebook
by Brian Feldman Intelligencer
The Rush to Publish
by John Garvey Echoes
Can new media revive Christian publishing in India?
by Father Babu Joseph UCANews.com
The church online: Synod calls for virtuous digital outreach
by Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service/Angelus
Norbertines launch digital library from their California abbey
by Mary Rezac Catholic News Agency/Angelus
Synod discusses the Church’s role in the digital world
By Sarah Mac Donald CatholicIreland.net
Q & A with Sr. Véronique Rouquet, sharing God's presence on the internet
by Elisabeth Auvillain Global Sisters Report
Dear Twitter, Goodbye
by Jason Downer, SJ The Jesuit Post
China's Orwellian control of religious websites
by Professor Ying Fuk-tsang UCANews.com
Protecting Indian kids when they go online
by Bijay Kumar Minj UCANews/com
Dear Twitter, Goodbye
by Jason Downer, SJ The Jesuit Post
The first “social network” of brains lets three people transmit thoughts to each other’s heads
by Emerging Technology
The Facebook Security Meltdown Exposes Way More Sites Than Facebook
by Brian Barrett and Lily Hay Newman Wired
Learn From These Bugs. Don't Let Social Media Zombify You
b Gabriel Alcala Wired
Social Media and Incidental Evangelization: Oops, You Just Converted Someone Again
by Kristy Burmeister Patheos
Meet Atticus, the Instagram poet who never takes off his mask
by Emma Winters America
Social media stoking religious hatred in Pakistan by Kashif Anthony and Zahid Hussain UCANews.com
Finding peace in today’s world of digital distractions
by Kris McGregor Angelus News
Vietnam's communists intensify control of internet
by Michael Sainsbury UCAnews
Documents
Social Media Guidelines
by USCCB
Book Reviews
Transforming Parish Communications: Growing the Church through New Media
by Scott Landry
Reviewed by Gordon Nary
Videos
Social Media in Franciscan Life with Fr. Daniel P. Horan, OFM
Encouraging Us To Go Deeper by Fr. Terry Keehan
Resources