The facts of the case are clear and brutal, according to a number of reports in New York media. Here’s an online New York Times report, as a starter.
A crime, a tattoo and a ghost
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God on the boob tube
Let us now praise the men and women of the PBS newsmagazine “Religion & Ethics Newsweekly,” who have been covering religion on the tube since 1997.
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Journalism, Jesus & Tebow
So, are we getting close to increased mainstream media coverage of (a) the content of Florida Gator superstar Tim Tebow’s faith, (b) the impact of that faith on how people (including reporters) perceive him and (c) the impact of that perception on, oh, his chances to receive another Heisman Trophy?
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From print to pulpit
You’ve heard of religion reporters becoming atheists. And you’ve heard of religion reporters becoming agnostic. But have you heard of religion reporters becoming pastors?
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Know your Santeria
The New York Times City Room blog has a story about the fourth goat in four months to be found wandering near the Hutchinson River Parkway in the Bronx. We learn that animal rescuers were befuddled by the wandering goats because they didn’t have metal tags in their ears or the spray paint that indicates they’re from live markets.
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Obama’s (almost) pastor
After Barack Obama moved into the White House he needed to find a dog and a church. The search for a dog ended in April with Bo, a Portuguese Water Dog. But whatever happened to the church search? And who would become the president’s pastor after he split with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright last spring?
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Is Mrs. Eddy in the House? Senate?
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Picturing fetal remains
When late-term abortion doctor George Tiller was killed in May, the mainstream media covered the issue extensively. There were front-page stories for days and the major papers ran pieces discussing what the murder meant for the abortion rights movement, what types of pregnancies women end late, and whether the pro-life movement bore responsibility for the death.
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The great omission
I’m not sure GetReligion has ever highlighted a gap in religious coverage before. But I think I’ve find just the occasion. And my blind hope is that the reasoning behind this omission was a collective decision to ignore the problem — in this case, Jon Gosselin, the former co-star of “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ and a fallen hero for American evangelicals — and pray he will just go away.
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