A controversial radio interview with a young woman about the Roast Busters group did not breach standards, says MediaWorks – and broadcasting authorities have not received an official complaint. John Tamihere and Willie Jackson’s interview with a caller who identified herself as Amy included questions about whether Roast Busters’ alleged victims – some of whom Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Media’
Vatican official urges faithful to speak language of digital world
Tuesday, November 26th, 2013
A Vatican official has told a gathering of Philippine Church leaders and Catholic social media practitioners in Manila to speak in a language understandable to the digital world to be effective evangelizers. “If we are to share the Good News with our brothers and sisters in the digital continent, we must speak a language they Read more
Pope Francis “strikes me as a bit goofy”
Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
I really like Pope Francis. But I’m biased. I like him not primarily because he strikes me as so “different” or “humble” or for the other things the press says about him. No, I like him because he strikes me as a bit goofy. He talks to people he’s not expected to talk to and Read more
Navigating the moral questions of the Breaking Bad finale
Friday, October 11th, 2013
Nearly a week after the Breaking Bad finale aired, the ending of the megahit cable series continues to gratify, infuriate, and above all fascinate the moralists — professional and amateur — who constitute the audience’s fanboy core and who always framed the most vigorous debates about the show. That’s understandable. The series at its dark Read more
Media ‘making too much’ of pope comments
Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
Pope Francis’ recent interview with an Italian Jesuit magazine has been blown out of proportion by the media, according to Manila Archbishop Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle. “I don’t know why people, especially the media, are making an interview that looks very normal, and does not say anything new doctrinally… sound controversial,” Tagle told ucanews.com in Read more
The media’s mind-boggling failure to understand Pope Francis
Friday, September 27th, 2013
As a practicing Catholic working in the media, perhaps the five most frightening words I hear are “Pope Francis gave an interview.” They aren’t scary because of anything Pope Francis actually says; the former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio spent decades choosing his words carefully as an Argentine priest and then prelate of Buenos Aires, emphasizing the Read more
Catholic writers hurting church credibility: Ireland Archbishop
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has hit out at some Catholic writers who he said lack basic Christian charity. He also criticised elements of the Catholic media who he said were damaging the credibility of the church. In an address yesterday to the ‘Faith of Our Fathers’ conference in Kilkenny, organised by the ‘Catholic Voice’ newspaper, the Read more
Credibility at stake for restrained religious media
Friday, September 13th, 2013
With the Australasian Catholic and Australasian Religious Press Associations hosting their annual gatherings in Melbourne last week, September is the month of religious media conferences. Perhaps because hope springs eternal. This year church media, particularly Catholic media, face a growing challenge: how to deal with bad news about the church. At stake is their credibility. Read more
The NZ Catholic wins premier ACPA award
Tuesday, September 10th, 2013
The NZ Catholic has won the Bishop Philip Kennedy Memorial Prize for the best local Catholic Newspaper in Australasia at the recent Australasian Catholic Press Association Awards. The citation for the award states: “This is the best local newspaper. It seeks to cover the activities of the district from a Catholic perspective and yet is accessible to Read more
Two Christian media conferences in Melbourne this week
Friday, September 6th, 2013
In the coming week two Australasian Christian Media Conferences will be taking place in Melbourne Australia. The Australasian Religious Press Association (ARPA) will be begin on Friday and The Catholic Press Association (ACPA). Conference will follow, beginning on Tuesday. Read Andrew Hamilton’s “Credibility at stake for restrained religious media”. The conferences are held in a different Read more