Blind Spot: When Journalists Don't Get Religion (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780195374360)

Why do the media so often miss or misunderstand major news stories? One reason is that, in today's complex and pervasively religious world, understanding religion is vital in accurately reporting and interpreting current events. The authors of Blind Spot argue that all too frequently journalists and commentators do not take religion seriously and therefore fail to grasp the religious context of the news.

Blind Spot's essays examine news stories reported by major media sources in which key religious dimensions were ignored, overlooked, or misrepresented. These stories range from the 2004 U.S. presidential elections, to Iran, Iraq, and the papal succession. Blind Spot offers all readers -- whether people of faith or not -- an interesting and balanced analysis of the news media's uneasy relationship with religion and religious issues.

Author: Paul Marshall, Lela Gilbert, Roberta Green-Ahmanson
ISBN-10: 0195374363
ISBN-13: 9780195374360
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 11/14/2008
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Commonweal 04/10/2009 pg. 32