- Holy Moly: Bruce And Jeep Go To The Super Bowl
MediaDailyNews, Barbara Lippert - Tuesday, February 9, 2021
What I wasn't expecting from this documentary-like minifilm was a dog whistle to the Christian Right, steeped in the imagery of crosses and with enough attention paid to the "soi ...
- Wing And A Prayer: 'The Rev' Takes Its Place In Front Pew
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, January 21, 2021
The introduction of a new reality series begs the age-old question: Why do some of these kinds of TV shows work and others do not? ...
- Facebook Expands Content Ban To Include Blackface, Jewish Stereotypes
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, August 12, 2020
During the second quarter, Facebook took action on 22.5 million pieces of offensive content. ...
- ViacomCBS Fires 'Wild 'N Out' Host Nick Cannon Over Anti-Semitic Remarks
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, July 15, 2020
The firing occurred after ViacomCBS found an episode of Cannon's podcast and YouTube show "Cannon's Class" "promoted hateful speech and spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories." ...
- Georgia AG Warns Of Religious Email Scam
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Monday, May 11, 2020
Scam artists are posing as religious leaders in emails targeting members of synagogues and churches, according to Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr. Carr urges consumers to be "suspicious of a ...
- Roamin' Catholics: PBS Doc Provides Grand Tour Of The Vatican
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Tuesday, April 28, 2020
A new two-hour documentary about the Vatican is a classic example of TV's great ability to take you places you otherwise cannot go yourself. ...
- COVID-19 TV: March Madness Viewers Drive Growth Of News, Religious Programming
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, April 14, 2020
"March Madness" 2019 viewers increased news viewing by 32.3%, a larger gain than among the total population of U.S. viewers at 30.6%, according to TV measurement/analytics firm 605. ...
- UK's 'Jewish Chronicle', 'Jewish News' Shutter
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Thursday, April 9, 2020
Their readership covers well over half of Great Britain's Jewish community. 'The Jewish Chronicle' bills itself as the oldest Jewish newspaper in the world. ...
- Solace Is A Click Away: Faith-Based Emails Pull Top CTRs
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 2, 2020
People are looking for comfort during the COVID-19 crisis, and email is providing it, says PowerInbox CEO Jeff Kupietzky. ...
- Let Us Pray: 'Sacred' PBS Doc Arrives Just When We Need It
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Friday, March 20, 2020
This show takes you on a series of illuminating visits to some of the planet Earth's most incredible religious shrines. ...
- Death Rides 'The Pale Horse' In An Agatha Christie Mystery
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Tuesday, March 10, 2020
The image of a pale horse whose rider is Death comes primarily from the New Testament, Revelations chapter 6, verse 8. ...
- IBM And Microsoft To Work With Vatican On AI Ethics
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Monday, March 2, 2020
Senior executives at IBM and Microsoft have met envoys from the Roman Catholic Church in Rome to work together on ethics for AI, the BBC reports. ...
- Compelling Images & Linear Message Inspires New JDC Donors
The MediaPost Cases, Nina Lentini - Thursday, February 13, 2020
Tired of being passed by like an old shoe? Then do what the JDC did- make some noise! Founded in 1914, the Jewish relief organization ramped up a multi-channel ...
- Email Scammers Target Synagogue Members, Including Tree Of Life Congregants: Report
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, January 30, 2020
The fraud artists, who are also trying to victimize church and mosque members, typically ask for gift card donations. ...
- How Anti-Semitism Happens Programmatically, And In Real Time
RTBlog, Joe Mandese - Monday, December 30, 2019
Apologies if today's "RTBlog" isn't technically about technology, but it is about something happening in real time. ...
- 'Christianity Today' Sees Rise In Subscriptions After Calling For Trump's Removal
Publishers Daily, Fern Siegel - Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Though 180 evangelical leaders were angered by the op-ed, the magazine gained three times as many subscribers after it ran. ...
- Christianity Today's Call For Trump Removal Doesn't Signify Right-Wing Trend
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Tuesday, December 24, 2019
The 'Christianity Today' editor described Trump as immoral for pushing Ukraine to investigate a political opponent in exchange for foreign aid. ...
- Let Him Without Sin Cast The First Tweet
Red, White & Blog, Joe Mandese - Friday, December 20, 2019
Normally, I don't write much about religious media, and when I do, it's rarely in the context of politics. But two events this week have thrown religious media -- especial ...
- Church Attendees Down But Praying By App Hits A Record High
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, October 18, 2019
Although figures from the Church of England show attendance on a Sunday morning is down, its latest statistics also show that a record audience of more than 5m people ha ...
- German Synagogue Attack Viewed By 2,200 People On Twitch
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, October 10, 2019
The attack on a synagogue in Halle, Germany was watched by more than 2,000 people via Amazon-owned Twitch, "The Telegraph" reports. The gunman shot two passersby dead after he cou ...
- The Jewish Museum Overhauls Audio Tour Platform
MAD, Larissa Faw - Friday, July 26, 2019
The makeover, developed with Code+Theory (C&T), is "intuitively" designed to be extremely accessible, available both on- and off-site, via the website. ...
- 'The Forward' Names 'NYT' Veteran Jodi Rudoren As EIC
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Thursday, July 25, 2019
"This is a critical moment for local and identity-based journalism and a crucial moment in the American Jewish story," Rudoren said. ...
- Media Exhibits A Bias Against Muslims
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, July 10, 2019
A study by the Muslim Council of Britain has found media coverage is more likely to be negative than positive. "The Guardian" reveals the "Mail On Sunday" is the pap ...
- Twitter To Delete Tweets Deemed To 'Dehumanize' Religious Groups
Social Media Insider, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Twitter has expanded its rules against 'hateful conduct' to include language that demeans others on the basis of religion. ...
- Adidas Twitter Campaign Backfires; Platform Seized By Anti-Semites, Racists
Social Media Insider, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, July 3, 2019
The campaign -- intended to promote soccer apparel in the U.K. -- was too easily turned into a platform to spread hate. ...
- The 'Jewish Chronicle' Saved From Threat Of Closure
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, June 21, 2019
The "Jewish Chronicle" has thanked 20 "community-minded" individuals who have made contributions to the charitable trust that backs the newspaper. "Press Gazette" reveals the publication was under serious financial str ...
- 'Forward' Goes Digital Only, 'Moment' Takes Over Its Print Subscription List
Publishers Daily, Fern Siegel - Monday, June 17, 2019
'Moment' magazine, an independent Jewish monthly, is now absorbing the Forward's 16,000 print subscribers. ...
- George Galloway Sacked By TalkRADIO Over Ant-Semitic Tweet
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, June 4, 2019
TalkRADIO has sacked talk show host and former MP George Galloway for what it says was an anti-semitic tweet congratulating Liverpool for winning the Champions League with a reference ...
- 'Harvard Lampoon' Apologizes For Sexualized Image Of Anne Frank
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Thursday, May 16, 2019
We've reached a nadir in our culture when students at an esteemed university like Harvard are cracking jokes about the Holocaust. ...
- AP, The Conversation, Religion News Service Team On Coverage With $4.9M Grant
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, April 26, 2019
The organizations will create a joint global religion news desk to cover major world religions, "with an emphasis on explaining religious practices and principles behind current events and cultural movemen ...