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THE QUESTION
Religion in the Media
Does the mass media, especially television, treat religion fairly in news and entertainment programs? Explain.
Posted by
Sally Quinn and Jon Meacham on March 28, 2007 6:49 AM
FROM THE PANEL
Mass Media? Diverse Media, Diverse Treatments of Faith
What many of us would like in the public treatment of religion is an approach that's intelligent, informative, even provocative.
Posted by Gustav Niebuhr, on April 2, 2007 1:55 PM
Pagans, Witches and Media
For Witches and Pagans who feel underrepresented in the mainstream media, the world has never offered so many avenues through which we can make our own media.
Posted by Starhawk, on April 2, 2007 9:31 AM
Reducing Theology to a Sound Bite
Theology can’t be reduced to a bumper sticker or a 10-second sound bite.
Posted by Michael Otterson, on April 2, 2007 8:19 AM
In All Fairness, Media Distorts
Fundamentalists are given vast media exposure where no one challenges their distortions for the absolute ignorance that they reveal.
Posted by John Shelby Spong, on April 2, 2007 7:33 AM
Mass Media Mayhem: Who’s Wearing the Black Hats?
What is dangerous about visual media, in my view, is that images work so much on an unconscious level.
Posted by Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, on April 2, 2007 6:58 AM
Double Standards, Misinformation, and Vitriol
The last issue which our society needs to deal with is the verbal garbage heap that talk radio and talk TV has become.
Posted by Pamela K. Taylor, on March 30, 2007 10:07 AM
Religious Extremists Have a Media Strategy
The best way to reduce the amount of religious extremism on television is to make a stronger case for religious pluralism.
Posted by Eboo Patel, on March 30, 2007 9:17 AM
Patterns of Prejudice
While not all coverage is prejudiced, there are multiple examples of media reporters and writers trying to fashion religion into their own image and likeness.
Posted by Anthony M. Stevens-Arroyo, on March 30, 2007 8:18 AM
In Treatment of Faith, the Media Miss the Message
I’m convinced most of the difficulties arise from the media’s ignorance about Christian belief.
Posted by Charles "Chuck" Colson, on March 30, 2007 7:22 AM
Is the Media Motivated by Ideology or Greed?
I find it easier to explain the media by realizing that the principal goal of people running media companies is to make money for themselves and their stockholders.
Posted by Thomas J. Reese, S.J., on March 29, 2007 8:54 AM
The Mass Media and Religion
Preachers and politicians have so wantonly exploited religion for personal gain that what ought to be the most precious aspect of life becomes a shame and a stench in society.
Posted by Gardner Calvin Taylor, on March 29, 2007 7:29 AM
God in Details, Which Media Miss
Unsubtle in its approach, mass media sees extremes as the same as moderate views, orthodox as parallel with liberals, eastern traditions as being polytheistic.
Posted by Julia Neuberger, on March 29, 2007 7:14 AM
In God Our Press Trusts
The media do not treat religion fairly because they routinely give preferential treatment to religion.
Posted by Susan Jacoby, on March 28, 2007 10:36 AM
All the News That Fits the Stereotypes
Changed lives that credit faith in God and selfless service in God's name hardly ever make the news.
Posted by Cal Thomas, on March 28, 2007 9:54 AM
A Long Way to Go: A "Predestined" Media
There is a growing propensity in the media in the name of balanced coverage of Islam and Muslims to have a “counter voice” on virtually any story.
Posted by John Esposito, on March 28, 2007 8:18 AM
In UK, Fuddy-Duddies, Happy-Clappies, or Worse
There are really only two or three 'religion' stories they want to tell, and two cancel each other out.
Posted by Nicholas T. Wright, on March 28, 2007 7:47 AM
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