Various media sources often report on a 'study' that has come out.  Most of the time, the study has been published in a peer-reviewed journal.

I confess I am watching the Murdoch Media scandal unfold with what can only be described as unmerciful glee.

I was once a news junkie.  I loved investigative reporting.  To me the 60 Minutes gang were sexier than the Rolling Stones.  I believed in the myth of the roving reporter willingly sacrificing him or herself to get to the bottom of things, to find the Truth, and that was truth with a capital T!

I believed that only through the press could the corruption of power be held in check.

I thought it might be interesting to have a thread where we could post articles or newsclips featuring the United Church either at a congregational or denominational level.

For the List of the Year's Best and Worst.

And here is this year's winner from Media Matters,
combining both - who says you can't have it all!

a friend of mine posted this story on facebook and i thought i would share it just to change up the boards and add a new discussion.  this story is not a big surprise, and i know there are alot of people who frequent this forum that will be saying "and this is news because?!?", but i feel it further adds to your point(s).  the media is well known for fabricating the truth but when it's this blatent, why aren't more people worried?  should the media be held responsible for their actions and misinformation?  it's times like this that further my support for freedo

This link will take you to the Anglican Church of Canada's website. Rev. Heather McCance is an Anglican priest, based in Toronto and speaks of opportunities for ministry in this medium:

http://www.ministrymatters.ca/current-issue/the-church-and-social-media/

"I'll believe it when I see it."

I've heard that worldly scepticism many times when cynics are told about good works, about a growing spirit of hope and things getting better.  And in today's doom and gloom times, near apocalyptic warnings are so common you can't keep track of them all.

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These are the top 100(+41 bonus) church blogs: I'm very proud to know blogger #139!

This is definitly a North American, with a strong emphasis on the United States, based opinion; although the metrics appear unbiased.

Simple question

Why does media have to suck teens and children into their un realistic idea's that everyone has to skinny, sexual, popular, and most of all telling them THEY  have to be what they (media) want them to BE?