- Black Church In Mississippi Burnt, "Vote Trump" Spray-Painted On Wall
Around the Net In Marketing Politics, Philip Rosenstein - Thursday, November 3, 2016
On Tuesday evening, police and firefighters responded to a 911 call to put out a fire at the Hopewell Baptist Church in Greenville, Mississippi. The fire was quickly extinguished. T ...
- Channel 4 Presenter Criticises Press Regulator Stance On Hate Speech
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, October 21, 2016
The presenter Fatima Manji has questioned whether the press regulator will ever prohibit hate speech on the grounds of religion after it cleared the "Sun" columnist Kelvin MacKenzie over h ...
- Trump, Clinton Trade Jokes At White Tie Gala Dinner
Around the Net In Marketing Politics, Philip Rosenstein - Friday, October 21, 2016
In New York City last night, just 24 hours after facing each other on the debate stage, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were both invited by Cardinal Timothy Dolan ...
- Advertising, Judaism Share Similarities, Look at Bill Bernbach
MediaDailyNews, Neil Feinstein - Monday, October 17, 2016
The core of all Judaic teaching is the Torah, the five books of the Hebrew bible. The translation of Torah is "to guide" or "to teach." Whatever the platform, advertisi ...
- Don't Play Pokemon Go In Russia; Vlogger Faces Prison For Doing That
Around the Net in Video, P.J. Bednarski - Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Ruslan Sokolovsky, a Russian vlogger has been charged with "incitement of hatred or hostility" by Russian officials after he videoed himself playing Pokemon Go in a church and posted ...
- Trump To Make Foray Into Black Churches With Detroit Visit
Around the Net In Marketing Politics, Philip Rosenstein - Monday, August 29, 2016
While Donald Trump has started to tout his policies to deal with the economic difficulties faced by minority groups in the United States, he has yet to address those grou ...
- Church Of England Recommends Slack And Feedly In Digital Advice To Clergy
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, August 4, 2016
The Church of England has issued new guidance to clerics and congregations to help them navigate the seemingly bewildering array of new apps and sites to incorporate into church lif ...
- Church Of England Issues Social Media Recs
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Thursday, August 4, 2016
This week the Church of England released social media recommendations to help local parishes incorporate the new platforms in their outreach efforts. ...
- Trump Postpones VP Pick, Pence Expected Nominee
Red, White & Blog, Philip Rosenstein - Friday, July 15, 2016
The horrendous attack in Nice, France, last night again shook the core of Western Europe. The big news today, Trump's official announcement of his vice presidential choice, which we n ...
- Trump Defends Tweet Charged With Anti-Semitic Image
Around the Net In Marketing Politics, Philip Rosenstein - Friday, July 8, 2016
In an angry speech on Wednesday, Donald Trump rebuked criticism that has dogged him over the past few days. Following a restatement of the praise he exclaimed for Saddam Hussei ...
- Hallelujah To Oprah's New Drama 'Greenleaf' About A Memphis Megachurch
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Monday, June 20, 2016
Oprah Winfrey is so confident in her new OWN show "Greenleaf" that it has already been renewed for a second season. Her confidence is not misplaced. ...
- Sanders To Speak At The Vatican
Around the Net In Marketing Politics, Philip Rosenstein - Friday, April 8, 2016
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has accepted an invitation to speak at a conference hosted by the Vatican on social, economic and environmental issues. He will leave shortly after the N ...
- Morgan Freeman Goes Globetrotting In Search Of God
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, March 31, 2016
Starting this Sunday, TV's miraculous ability to take us places we cannot go will be pressed into service for what is ultimately a religious purpose -- the search for ...
- Niche Ad Networks Offer Differentiated, Curated Audiences
Real-Time Daily, Felicia Greiff - Monday, March 28, 2016
In a world where consumers expect a relevant, personalized experience on every device they use, niche ad networks might hit the mark in a way others can't. ...
- Tense Public Tiff Between Donald Trump, Pope Francis
Around the Net In Marketing Politics, Philip Rosenstein - Friday, February 19, 2016
Pope Francis appears to have questioned Donald Trump’s faith when speaking in Mexico near the U.S. border. The Pope told a crowd that Trump’s position on immigration made him “n ...
- Religious Apps Have Highest Risk Of Fraud
Mobile Marketing Daily, Ben Frederick - Friday, December 18, 2015
As is the case on the Internet, where it's common knowledge in certain circles that religious sites contain more malware than porn, a similar trend appears to be true f ...
- Priest Gives Newspaper Exorcism For Political Bias
The Daily Blog, Erik Sass - Wednesday, December 16, 2015
If you think media bias is a problem in this country, you ain't seen nuthin. Just consider Poland, where the problem has become so bad, it has to get pries ...
- Lord's Prayer Ad Will Not Run In Cinema Chains For Fear Of Offence
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Monday, November 23, 2015
The Church of England planned to run the spot before showings of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." But it will not run on Odeon, Cineworld or Vue screens following t ...
- Trump Calls For Inspection Of Mosques
Around the Net In Marketing Politics, Philip Rosenstein - Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Donald Trump has previously said he would be open to closing down mosques across the United States in conjunction with the fight against ISIL. He repeated his call for addition ...
- Chick-Fil-A, Hobby Lobby Lead 'Faith Equality Index'
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Chick-fil-A, Hobby Lobby and Interstate Batteries are the leading brands in the inaugural "Faith Equality Index." Rounding out the top companies are Tyson Foods and Cracker Barrel, according to Fai ...
- Critics Killing Bangladeshi Bloggers
Around the Net In Media, Gavin O'Malley - Friday, August 7, 2015
While Western media types grumble about trolls and otherwise inconsiderate readers, bloggers in Bangladesh are fighting for their lives. As Reuters reports: “Attackers armed with machetes killed a blogger ...
- Bible Gets Thumped As Networks Slam Brakes On Ol' Time Religion
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Monday, July 6, 2015
Can a pair of sacred ancient texts make it in a present-day medium that is decidedly unholy? At the moment, the answer would seem to be no. That's the verdi ...
- Bill Ford To Receive Humanitarian Award From Steven Spielberg
Marketing Daily, Karl Greenberg - Wednesday, May 13, 2015
The organization says that Ford will be recognized "for his leadership and corporate citizenry around education and community." The automaker was also sole sponsor of the 1997 NBC broadcast ...
- Bauer Launches 'Simple Grace'
MediaDailyNews, Erik Sass - Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Bauer Media Group USA, a magazine publisher best known for salacious celebrity gossip titles, is entering new territory with the launch of a new inspirational magazine, "Simple Grace," targeting wom ...
- Red Robin Invites The Pope To Come For A Bite ... Six Months Too Early
Marketing Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, February 17, 2015
The schtick: If the pope accepts and visits any U.S. Red Robin location between Feb. 18 and April 2, the chain will offer consumers its new, limited-time, "Lent friendly" cr ...
- Facebook Said To Block "Offensive" Content In Turkey
Around the Net In Social Media & Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Facebook reportedly blocked Turkish users’ access to pages featuring content that authorities deemed insulting to the Prophet Muhammad. “The company acted to comply with an order from a Turkish court,&rdqu ...
- Boston Globe Media Reveals Big Ambitions With New Catholic News Site
Around the Net In Media, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, September 3, 2014
The Neiman Journalism Lab considers Crux -- a new Catholic news site, a key component in Red Sox owner John Henry’s mission to expand Boston Globe Media beyond its region ...
- Former Chief Rabbi Blames Social Media For Inflaming Wars
Around the Net In OMD Europe, Tanya Gazdik - Monday, July 28, 2014
The former Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks has warned of of the potential of social media to inflame wars to global proportions and said: "God himself weeps at the evils bei ...
- UK Imams Condemn Isis In Online Video
Around the Net In OMD Europe, Tanya Gazdik - Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Leading UK-based Shia and Sunni imams and clerics have filmed a
video message urging young British Muslims against fighting in Iraq and Syria. They say their film is design ...
- Who Knows Better Than The Pope How The Vatican Should Tweet?
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, July 10, 2014
The Vatican is putting together a committee to help it modernise its media strategy. It sounds like a great idea -- but a word of caution would warn that t ...