Catholic Media Journal

Through the magic of Internet communications, Tim Drake, Senior Writer for the National Catholic Register, was our Guest in the March 12 Church & Media class at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Tim talked with us about Catholic journalism, New Media, his experience blogging from 2005 World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany, and his new blog, [...]

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As you scroll down this page, along the right side you’ll find feeds for 2 blogs devoted to Pope Benedict XVI’s April 15-20 visit to the United States. With the Pope’s visit several weeks away, bloggers are already sharing stories and information about the event. We’re reading about some of the behind-the-scenes preparations, seeing historic [...]

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Taking advantage of Spring Break here at Franciscan University of Steubenville, I’ve made several changes to Catholic Media Journal’s look and feel. The biggest change was switching to WordPress as the framework, using a theme by Chris Peterson. There’s still work to be done on the site, but since you’re reading this you know we’ve gone “live” [...]

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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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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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