Long-time readers of GetReligion know that since the beginning of this blog we’ve been playing whack-a-mole with reporters who misuse the term “fundamentalist.”
Fundamentalist whack-a-mole
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Making every word count
Here at GetReligion, we write about reporters and their journalism. But you wouldn’t have stories without story subjects. And I always find it interesting when subjects discuss what it was like to be written about in an article.
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Battle of (missing) ideas in Indonesia
If you are interested in the future of Islam, which means you are interested in the future of world affairs, then you are interested in Indonesia.
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Ghosts in immigration coverage?
Did you read the story last week about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging Catholic leaders to instruct their parishioners to support immigration reforms?
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Tiptoeing on Kagan's background
As reporters dig into Elena Kagan’s sparse record, they’ll look at any and every angle that might help us know how she might rule on Supreme Court cases.
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Doctrine, politics and same-sex attraction
Gay issues are some of the most difficult to write about. People have such strongly held feelings about sexual orientation and behavior. Emotions tend to run roughshod over reasonable discussion.
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Big flood (yawn) in flyover country
Someone could write a good country song — or even a bad one — about the great Nashville, Tenn., flood of 2010.
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Those generic attackers (yelling 'Allahu akbar')
The following information is sad, but true. It is very common for mainstream journalists, especially wire-service reporters in foreign bureaus, to have to write about events that they do not have the time or money to cover in person.
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Where have all the Protestants gone?
Back when Chief Justice William Rehnquist died, I went on record saying he should be replaced by another Lutheran. I was joking but it looks like I was onto something. Sarah has covered the stories leading up to this moment, so it’s no surprise to GetReligion readers, but the Supreme Court is sans Protestants.
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