Archive for May, 2008
How Politicized Faith is Like Pathetically Pliant Media
Thursday, May 29th, 2008Reacting to claims by former Bush press secretary Scott McClellan that the President misled us about the Iraq War, CNN veteran Bob Franken writes on Huffington Post that, “We (the media) were pathetically pliant, willing to be timid so as not to offend the White House and be denied the crumbs of access that [...]
Why Mainstream Media Coverage of Religion Makes the Media Irrelevant
Friday, May 23rd, 2008When we were attempting to get coverage of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church three weeks ago one reporter for a major, mainstream publication bluntly told us why his editor wouldn’t assign him to cover it even as a religion reporter.
“My editor doesn’t understand why people go to church. He will only assign [...]
Why Aren’t There More Religious Social Entrepreneurs?
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Social entrepreneurship is touted today as a more effective way to lift people from poverty than old-style charity. From CEOs of major corporations to energetic startups, mixing entrepreneurship with social improvement is getting lots of talk.
I heard a plea recently for non-profits, in this case religious organizations, to become more entrepreneurial. It’s an interesting proposal, [...]
The First Digital General Conference
Thursday, May 8th, 2008The marathon that happens every four years in The United Methodist Church, known as General Conference, is over. And not a minute too soon for some delegates who felt sleep-deprived and exhausted with the ten-day, non-stop consideration of legislation that guides the church.
It’s been adjourned for five days and the physical after-effects are still being [...]