The media need to get their terminology right and stop perpetuating negative stereotypes about immigrants says Pope Francis. Negative names for immigrants, like calling them “illegal” are not on, Francis says. The media is guilty of this. They should stop perpetuating negative stereotypes and find out why people migrate, he says. Francis offered a number Read more
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Photos of Pope Francis shape the way we see him
Thursday, March 30th, 2017Photos of Pope Francis shape the way we see him. We believe what we see. Consider the way Francis was presented in his diplomatic visit to Cuba. Then consider his upcoming trip to Egypt. How will the media portray him? Which images will they choose – and why? Read more
The seven deadly sins of social media
Friday, November 25th, 2016
Social networks do best when they tap into one of the seven deadly sins. Facebook is ego. Zynga is sloth. LinkedIn is greed. ~ Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn (2011) The Atlantic’s Robinson Meyer suggests that Hoffman’s tongue-in-cheek comment from five years ago may contain more than a kernel of truth. Using Dante’s Inferno as Read more
Seventh-day Adventist channel most popular Christian broadcaster in NZ
Tuesday, October 18th, 2016Seventh-day Adventist-owned Hope Channel has become the most popular Christian broadcaster in New Zealand after only a year on the air. New data from market researcher Nielsen indicate that Hope Channel New Zealand has an average monthly viewership of 200,000 people, more than local Christian broadcasters SonLife, Firstlight, and even Shine TV (Rhema Media), which Read more
Biased coverage of Syria’s six-year conflict criticised by religious sister
Friday, October 14th, 2016Biased coverage of Syria’s six-year conflict has been criticised by a religious sister working with Christian families in Aleppo. Sister Annie Demerjian, a member of the Sisters of Jesus and Mary, questioned why Western journalists focused on the plight of people in areas held by rebels and jihadis but seldom those in regions controlled by Read more
Adventist TV available for free in all New Zealand homes
Tuesday, June 21st, 2016Seventh-day Adventist congregations across New Zealand have gathered to watch the debut of the local affiliate of church-owned Hope Channel on free-to-air television. Hope Channel New Zealand, as it is known, had been broadcasting via satellite on Freeview Satellite since September 2015. As of April 30, its broadcast was extended to the free-to-air platform. “This Read more
Public relations expert denies leaking Vatican secrets
Friday, April 8th, 2016
Francesca Chaouqui, a public relations expert and former consultant to the Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See, strongly denied that he leaked confidential Vatican documents to journalists. “I can assure you that no reserved documents ever passed from my hands,” Chaouqui said. “Never, never,” she during her testimony at Read more
New Vatican office will control ‘dot-catholic’ domain
Friday, April 8th, 2016The Vatican Secretariat for Communications has established a new bureau, entitled DotCatholic, to manage the new top-level internet domain by the same name. In 2013, the Vatican sought and won exclusive control of internet addresses that end in “.catholic”. (This top-level domain includes the use of “.catholic” in English, Chinese, Arabic, and Russian.) The new Read more
Vatican trial of journalists, whistleblowers resumes
Tuesday, March 15th, 2016
A Vatican trial of journalists and alleged whistleblowers who allegedly procured and revealed information and documents concerning “the fundamental interests of the Holy See” resumed on Monday, March 14. The trial has been adjourned for three months to enable computer experts to recover deleted email, text and WhatsApp messages between some of the accused. Francesca Read more
Boston Globe cuts support for Catholic news site
Tuesday, March 15th, 2016
The Boston Globe announced that it will stop supporting its Catholic news site CruxNow.com starting April 1. The announcement came less than two years after the Catholic site started operation. The Globe cited financial reasons for the decision. In a note to readers, Crux editor Teresa Hanafin said the Globe decided to focus its efforts Read more