So I just got around to reading a tweet from Mark Oppenheimer, religion columnist for The New York Times. He was offended by my February 3 post taking issue with…
Greetings and felicitations, valued readers of The Christian Diarist. Thank you for visiting this blog more than 60,000 times in 2012. That was, to borrow from the Apostle Paul’s post…
Once upon a time I was an aspiring media professional. My very first foray into the business was as summer newspaper intern with The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Near the end…
I’m conflicted about Trinity Broadcast Network, which wrapped up its Fall Praise-A-Thon today. There is no denying that “America’s most-watched faith and family friendly network,” as TBN advertises itself, provides…
The August issue of Cosmopolitan arrives on newsstands next week. Nicole Weider, a former fashion model, a purpose-driven young Christian woman, believes the “obscene” magazine should be wrapped in a…
I caught Jamie Lynne Grumet’s interview on CNN. She’s the 26-year-old Los Angeles mother who thought there nothing shameful about being pictured on the cover of Time magazine with her…
Paul Wilson is not going to endear himself to the editors of The Washington Post’s “On Faith” blog. The Post describes it as “a conversation on religion and politics.” But…
The Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue has just hit newsstands. Its glossy cover lasciviously displays teen-aged model Kate Upton in what People magazine described as an “itty-bitty bikini.” SI’s editors insist…
This is what passes for editorial judgment at USA Today, the self-described “nation’s newspaper:” A splashy front page Valentine’s Day story amorally informing readers that web sites catering to “‘discreet’…
I just finished reading a rather snarky posting on the staff blog of the OC Weekly, an “alternative” newsweekly out of Orange County, California. It was authored by staff writer…
