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by Kim Daniels Atheist Bibles-For-Porn Swap Riles Campus! Click, click, click. Clicking on a link like the one above is the natural reaction to seeing a headline about pornography being exchanged for religious texts. But after a moment's reflection, you … Continue reading →

by Andrea Tabor If you were searching the job boards of JournalismJobs.com last November–as many journalists were–you may have come across this ad: Company: Freedom MagazinePosition: INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER NEEDEDLocation: Clearwater, FloridaJob Status: FreelanceSalary: Negotiable The ad goes on to say … Continue reading →

by Jason Ma In his critique of the Western media, journalist Joris Luyendijk recalls looking for a street battle between Israeli troops and Palestinians in Ramallah, which appeared too peaceful to be the same city he saw on CNN. He … Continue reading →

by Zain Shauk Journalists have seemingly been co-opted into using the Obama administration's all-encompassing rhetoric for “the Muslim world.” In references to relevant developments in international politics, media outlets appear to have adopted the common phraseology to lump nations whose … Continue reading →

I love Nicholas Kristof's columns. He's good on religion, great on gender and thoughtful on politics. He reminds New York Times readers that most of the world's population—lacking food, freedom and financial resources—isn't gaga over next week's Oscars. But sometimes … Continue reading →

by John Adams You know the 2010 Winter Olympics are almost complete when the average fan can hum four verses of the Olympic theme song and the local ice rinks are packed with curling wannabes. With more than half the … Continue reading →

by Ali H. Mir Do we want to call Joseph Andrew Stack III a terrorist or just a really angry upper-middle-class white tax protester with an airplane? Stack purposely crashed his Piper Cherokee PA-28 into a federal building in Austin, … Continue reading →

In 2009, the Gaza conflict took a terrible toll on the battlefield; now, a year later, casualties have spilled into the newsroom. The sacking of a progressive political leader from her spot as a columnist at one of Israel's prestigious … Continue reading →

by Courtney Bender In the weeks before Christmas the culture-blogs were all atwitter over a Toys'R'Us advertisement for a pink microscope that had less magnification power than the blue or black models featured on the same page. “Girls need less … Continue reading →

by Evan Pondel The mayor of Lancaster, CA says his city is “growing a Christian community,” but after reading myriad wire stories and the handful of local features regarding this topic, I still have no sense of what life (religious … Continue reading →