Catholic Media Journal

As I’m writing this, the Catholic Blog Directory shows there are 1,281 Catholic Blogs. (I haven’t counted them myself.) Technorati today identifies 3,759 “blogs about Catholic” (as I was writing this sentence, 4 more “Catholic blogs” were added to the list). On February 11, Anne Helmond mentioned in The Blogherald that Technorati reported tracking 112.8 [...]

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The Communication Arts Department at Franciscan University would like to hear about your participation in the Pro-Life demonstration during Bill Clinton’s visit to Steubenville February 17. Share your experience for possible inclusion in an upcoming audio podcast. Tell us why you participated and what it was like to be there. Call 740-314-1830
Thanks,
Dr. Jim Coyle

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Following up on a question in class yesterday, I’ve added 14 links of Journalism/Media Codes of Ethics to my del.icio.us webpage. It’s a collection - a sampling - of professional journalism organizations’ codes of ethics or professional practices, as well as an updated bibliography of journalism ethics resources from the Poynter Institute. It’s encouraging to [...]

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During our 2005 Spring Break, 25 Franciscan University of Steubenville students and four faculty members traveled to United Nations headquarters in New York and spent the week at the UN’s “Beijing Plus 10″ conference on the Status of Women. Working with the talents of the Communications students and staff, that week we inaugurated Franciscan University’s [...]

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As announced in November, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI will make his first visit as the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church to the United States this April. Pope Benedict XVI will arrive in Washington on April 15, travel to New York City April 18, and return to the Vatican on April 20.
The trip is historic, [...]

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