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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Veiled by the Media: The Face of Tolerance
by Dan Carino I recently had the opportunity to participate in Les Rencontres Internationales du Dessin de Presse (RIDEP: International Meeting of Press Cartoonists). The annual conference, now in its 13th year, is designed to bring together international and French … Continue reading
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From Girl Scouts to Swanlights: Covering Queer Spirituality and the Religious "Nones"
by Kevin Healey In the music section of yesterday's Village Voice, Andy Beta doled out advance praise for tonight's performance of Antony & The Johnsons at Radio City Music Hall. A transgendered artist/musician with an otherworldly voice, Antony Hegarty has … Continue reading
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Covering the Hater Who Loves Jesus
by Laura J. Nelson A four-minute YouTube clip of a young rapper, produced in the style of an MTV video or a late-night digital short, has inflamed the blogosphere with a controversial message: love Jesus, not organized religion. “I mean, … Continue reading
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Who's Leading the Evangelical (Super) Pack?
by Richard Flory In an effort to rally evangelical support for one Republican candidate in the upcoming South Carolina primary—and beyond—”evangelical leaders,” according to the New York Times, met last Saturday to vote on who that candidate should be. Through … Continue reading
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When Is a Swastika Not a Swastika?
by Jason Kehe Certain stories require that we zoom out and ask, Why is this news? But sometimes we forget to do that because the story seems to speak for itself. Such was the case this past week, when a … Continue reading
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The Other Reporter: Non-Western Journalists Marginalized by International Press
by Benjamin Gottlieb The violent death of Gilles Jacquier, a 43-year-old French videographer killed on assignment in the conflict-ridden Syrian city of Homs, shook the international press corps last week. His story serves as a unnerving reminder of the dangers … Continue reading
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Caryle Murphy at USC
Knight-Luce Fellow Caryle Murphy will participate in a pair of events during her visit to USC. On Tuesday, Jan. 17 at noon, Murphy will speak at the Journalism School Director's Forum at USC Annenberg (in room ASC 207). On Wednesday … Continue reading
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Mitt Romney's Mexican Heritage
by Arlene M. Sánchez-Walsh Somewhat overshadowed by the Romney campaign's gathering head of steam are reports this week of the GOP frontrunner's Mexican back-story. The relatively sober headline at MSNBC ran, “Mitt Romney's Family in Mexico Reveals Candidate's Heritage South … Continue reading
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Republicans Seek Conservative Christian (Will Settle for Christian Conservative)
by Nicole Neroulias Secular and religious media alike exhaustively report on the faith of presidential hopefuls, especially when it comes to Republicans, whose candidates have to fight for the souls as well as the hearts and minds of their primary … Continue reading
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In Turbulent Times, Looking for the Silver Lining
by Sandi Dolbee Journalists are great at covering epidemics. There's the AIDS epidemic. The housing foreclosure epidemic. The obesity epidemic. The blistering epidemic of Texas wildfires. School bullying. Suicides among gay teens. And so on. But are reporters missing another … Continue reading
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