Journalism

“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

Reuters headline: “Rangers back right to ‘beliefs’ after Pride Night jerseys absent from warm-ups.” …What happened here? - GetReligion

“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

“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

“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

“This week should go down in journalism history as a week that finally dispelled illusions concerning Goliath Media and its increasing hostility to journalistic Davids. Whether our predominant loyalty is to conservatism or (much better) to Christ, we need to emphasize growing our own publications and competing organizationally, not just trying to place a few people in hostile territory.” - Marvin Olasky

“a dangerous precedent for citizen journalism and First Amendment civil rights across the country, sending a message that speaking truth and facts to criticize the powerful is no longer protected by our institutions” - National Review

“A New York City grand jury has indicted Christian Media Corp., the publisher of evangelical news website The Christian Post, and William Anderson, its former chief executive, on financial fraud charges, along with Etienne Uzac, who ran Newsweek magazine’s parent company.” - RNS

“A healthy journalism is vital to a free society. If the public doesn’t trust the news they are getting; if they believe the institution focuses too much on trivialities and distractions instead of consequential things, if they don’t believe reporters are being truthful, then not only is the profession’s credibility damaged, the country’s stability is, too.

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