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Your Getreligionistas have heard from several readers who want to know what we think of the mainstream media coverage of that fire — it was arson — that gutted the Wasilla Bible Church up in Alaska. In case you have been off the planet for several months, that is the home church of an outspoken evangelical woman by the name of Sarah Palin.
I find it absolutely amazing that the Washington Post would react to the cover story published by its sister magazine Newsweek by running the story in its Saturday editions.
I hope that reporter Jeff Darlington of the Miami Herald was mad this morning when he read his own story in the newspaper. Here’s the headline:
What happens if you vehemently disagree with your denomination and decide to stay — at least for now?
Considering that the religion beat seems to be suffering with the rest of the media industry, it’s always nice to see a paper take steps to improve its religion coverage and marketing of same.
The Newsweek feedback blog notes the Human Rights Campaign has launched an email campaign to thank editor John Meacham for his overall coverage of the same-sex marriage issue:
From a basketball and sports perspective, this lengthy profile in The Los Angeles Times headlined “Jewish coach, black players forged lasting bond” is a model for excellence in sports journalism. Unfortunately, the obvious religious element of the story — which the editors decided for one reason or another deserved top billing — gets little more than a few mentions in the article which runs close to 2,400 words.
Should journalists clean up the language of the people they’re quoting? No, I don’t mean “clean up” like Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich might need his language cleaned up.
