A 37-page report by Interior Department Inspector General Mark Lee Greenblatt found that D.C.'s Lafayette Park was not actually cleared so that then-President Trump could take a photo in front of the historic St. John's Church, despite initial media reports.
Bias in the news media is only going to grow more pronounced in the coming years. Rather than spending our time decrying it, we should learn how to spot it and how to learn from it. As followers of Jesus, understanding the bias of the world around us not only helps us better understand the news that we see each day, but it also helps us gain a better understanding of the people we are trying to reach.
In highly charged situations, such as the shooting death of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant, responding with reason rather than emotion is an essential but difficult task. It becomes even more challenging, however, when making a fast response is more important than making an informed response, which unfortunately is often the case in today’s cultural climate.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is calling for regulations on big tech companies and social media giants.
The USA Today editor who previously called for Oral Roberts University to be banned from the NCAA over its biblical view of marriage was reportedly fired from the news organization. The editor alleges she was fired after she tweeted that mass shootings are always carried out by an "angry white man" following the Boulder, Colorado shooting.
These days, it seems like every news headline is calibrated to grab our attention and entice us to click on the link. Unfortunately, few of these headlines stoke our desire to be informed and instead are tailored to either make us angry or afraid. Appealing to these two strong emotions–fear and loathing–may spell big paydays for corporations, but they are killing our souls and destroying our sanity. Followers of Jesus have to find a better way to read the news.
On Monday, national news outlets issued retractions to their previous reports that claimed former President Donald Trump pressed a lead Georgia election investigator in a phone call to “find the fraud” in the 2020 Presidential Election.
According to a new survey, 52 percent of Americans are concerned about the fact the President Biden, already 50 days into his term, has yet to hold a formal press conference.
Today, “news” is often opinion on the news rather than the reporting of it. Many news programs are more entertainment than information. Analytics drive ads which drive profits, and digital media are more sophisticated than ever in tracking them. Many companies are pushing news 24/7/365. We can like this, hate it, or ignore it, but it’s the way it is and the way it will be for the foreseeable future. What does any of this have to do with my mission as a cultural apologist to equip evangelical Christians to respond biblically and redemptively to the vital issues we face? How does today’s article relate in practical ways to you? Let’s consider three biblical imperatives for our day.
Two Democratic members of a House communications subcommittee sent a letter to a dozen television carrier executives this week, asking them why they carry Fox News, Newsmax and OANN and warning them that the three news channels are "disseminating misinformation to millions" of Americans.
