“…simultaneous to Petrik’s appointment, the magazine was laying off 20% of its staff and 40% of the editorial team. Among those hit by the layoffs was Andy Olsen, an award-winning journalist and the editorial director for news at CT. In the wake of these layoffs, Deputy Editor Bonnie Kristian announced her resignation.” - MinistryWatch
'Times are changing': Christian journalism association votes to drop 'Evangelical' name
“Members of the Evangelical Press Association have approved a proposal to rename the organization the Christian Communicators Network, dropping ‘Evangelical’ from its public identity after more than 75 years.” - CPost
Can We Restore American Print Journalism?
“The total estimated print circulation of US newspapers peaked in the early 1990s, and has been declining ever since. Circulation is now below what it was before World War II.” - L&L
Americans largely foresee AI having negative effects on news, journalists
“Roughly half of U.S. adults say that AI will have a very (24%) or somewhat (26%) negative impact on the news people get in the U.S. over the next 20 years.” - Pew
2024 Eliot Awards and Observations on the State of Print Media
“the journalistic voice and sensibility that one once found in newspapaers and small magazines is increasingly difficult to find today because the jobs that sustained them are largely disappearing.” - Mere Orthodoxy
Tremors in a 'fundamentalist' empire: What kind of news story is unfolding at Bob Jones U?
“What does the university say today? That’s an essential question when covering this story. There have been quite a few changes at BJU, which may be what this power struggle is all about.” - GetReligion
Concerning Pope Francis, hockey, Pride night and putting ‘scare quotes’ around ‘beliefs’
Reuters headline: “Rangers back right to ‘beliefs’ after Pride Night jerseys absent from warm-ups.” …What happened here? - GetReligion
Christian web designer at the Supreme Court: How reporters covered 303 Creative case
“No reporter brought up the fact that this case cuts both ways — it can support an artist on the cultural left who, as a matter of conscience, does not want to be forced to articulate conservative views.” - GetReligion
Overby Center program: Why religion was one big factor in vaccine wars
“In addition to Center founder Charles Overby, I was joined by three logical voices on this subject.First, political scientist (and GetReligion contributor) Ryan Burge …. Marquita Smith of the University of Mississippi faculty… Daniel Darling” - GetReligion
Why ‘Patriot Purge’ Was the Last Straw
“The last thing a producer wants is some pundit offering nuanced criticism of his own side. Everything has to be a fight between the extremes. This dynamic has always existed at MSNBC and CNN as well as at Fox.” - The Dispatch