Faith, Politics & the Press Cited
A book of essays on covering religion in the post-9/11 world, edited by Stephen Burgard, director of the School of Journalism, received favorable notice in the summer Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. Read the entire story.>> Donald W. Shriver, president emeritus of Union Theological Seminary, writes, “The great virtue of the collection is that almost every essay takes on an event or a movement and describes it as a case study in how to cover it journalistically.” Professor Shriver notes that “,,,with the discussion questions that follow each essay, the book will be useful, up-to-date reading for courses in journalism schools,” The book, Faith, Politics & Press in Our Perilous Times, was published by Kendall Hunt in 2010. It contains essays by leading experts on religion in the news, and includes an essay and introduction by Professor Burgard. It is being used currently as a supplementary reader in the school’s introductory journalism course called “Interpreting the Day’s News."