This story came to my attention via the great, seemingly omnipresent Rocco Palmo, who tweeted out:
I've been named a PBS reporter!
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Hey Telegraph editors: Where's the Catholic left?
One thing is certain, the facts boldly stated in the headline at The Telegraph are enough to grab readers from the get-go.
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Anti-gay marriage protests prompt ire of the BBC
The BBC has an extraordinary report on its website detailing Sunday’s march in the French capital by opponents of a government bill to create same-sex marriages. Fact free, disdainful of opponents of gay marriage, incurious as to the intellectual and moral issues at play, lacking in balance, padded out with the author’s opinions and non sequiturs — this report entitled “Mass rally against gay marriage in France” is a poor outing for the corporation. It has the feel of a rush job written in the back of a cab on the way to the airport — or at the hotel bar.
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'Many' problems in this CNN gun-control story
In my journalism-education day job, I grade lots and lots of papers — including many news stories written by student journalists. It’s hard work and somebody needs to do it, because it’s important for journalists to learn the basics in terms of grammar and Associated Press style so that they can move on to writing more complex stories in a manner that is as accurate and balanced as possible.
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A one-sided 'cycle of violence' in Pakistan
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Spot the ghost: An religion X factor for QB Russell Wilson?
While things are not going very well in his second playoff game with the Seattle Seahawks (writing at halftime), it’s pretty clear that the amazing success of the undersized, yet tough as nails, quarterback Russell Wilson has been one of the National Football League’s most amazing stories this year.
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Meet Christian financial guru Dave Ramsey, minus the faith
A decade ago, as a Tennessee-based religion and enterprise writer for The Associated Press, I profiled Dave Ramsey.
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Pod people: You will know us by the trail of scare quotes
This week’s “Crossroads” podcast with host Todd Wilken was recorded much earlier in the week. We discussed Dan Gilgoff’s departure from CNN and the lessons he learned there, the lack of coverage of the Passion 2013 conference in Atlanta last week, and that excellent New York Times story on a family forgiving their daughter’s murderer. You may listen to it here.
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Syrian sniper offers thoughts on life, death and faith
Anyone who has been to the Middle East, or who has spent much time talking to natives of that troubled region, knows that there is much more to its conflicts than religion.
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