The 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
Posts Tagged ‘Media’
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
Blatantly Christian journalist Garth George dies
Friday, July 31st, 2015
Long-time Rotorua Daily Post and New Zealand Herald columnist Garth George has died. His writing was often coloured by his strong Christian beliefs. “Part of it is the fact that I have been blatantly Christian. A lot don’t like that at all,” George told the Daily Post last February. George died in Rotorua Hospital on Read more
Dame Lyndsay Freer: 30 years as a Catholic communicator
Friday, July 10th, 2015
Last month marked 30 years since Dame Lyndsay Freer started working in media and communications for the Catholic Church in New Zealand. She has been arguably the most visible and recognisable “face” of the Catholic Church in New Zealand. Recently NZ Catholic interviewed Dame Lyndsay Freer about her career in Catholic communications. Dame Lyndsay worked Read more
Radio Station broadcasts morning and evening prayer
Friday, April 10th, 2015Christian radio station Star launched itself into uncharted waters for the duration of Holy Week by running adapted versions of the NZPB Morning and Evening Prayer. The services – of seven minute duration, and broadcast at 5.30am and 11.45pm – were read by the Rev David Guthrie, the Anglican priest who, in early 2007, began to Read more
Garth George, a “Blatantly Christian” columnist, retires
Friday, March 6th, 2015
He has infuriated hundreds of feminists in America, shared his faith by writing Easter editorials, and been called all manner of insults – but Garth George says he has loved sharing his views through his columns. Since the beginning of this year, that love started to disappear and his weekly columns in the Bay of Read more
“Dumb Irish” stereotype gets yet another airing
Friday, December 19th, 2014
The Media have once again aired the common stereotype about the comic incompetence of the “Dumb Irish”, who are always good for a laugh. And the commentors have been quick to climb on board. Ireland, it seems, is inhabited by characters straight out of Fr Ted and Mrs Brown’s Boys, and now they are invading Read more
What the media gets wrong about Israel
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014
During the Gaza war this summer, it became clear that one of the most important aspects of the media-saturated conflict between Jews and Arabs is also the least covered: the press itself. The Western press has become less an observer of this conflict than an actor in it, a role with consequences for the millions Read more
Filipino prelate says synod media coverage all about West
Tuesday, November 4th, 2014
A Filipino cardinal says media coverage of last month’s synod on the family was dominated by the concerns of the West. Speaking to Filipino media, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle said synod media coverage was correct, but focussed on same-sex unions and divorced people. Yet the synod fathers also discussed families separated by economic migration, the Read more