Guest Lecture: E.J. Dionne, Jr. on Media Coverage of Religion and Politics
Guest Lecture: E.J. Dionne, Jr. on Media Coverage of Religion and Politics Video Player
October 16, 2012
4:00 a.m. EDT
One of the most influential and respected liberal voices on religion and American public life, E.J. Dionne is a syndicated columnist for The Washington Post, Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institute, and a professor at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute. Dionne offers a brief overview of the development of the American news media, both religious and secular. He notes that even as secular reporters struggled to precisely describe and accurately understand religious Americans and their leaders, America’s faith communities have been on the forefront of every revolution in media technology from print and radio to television and the internet. Recalling his own experience as a religion reporter in the 1980s, Dionne suggests that today’s news media cover religion-themed stories somewhat better today, though declining newsroom budgets are a serious concern. As students had hoped, Dionne brought insightful analysis about how religion was playing out in the 2012 presidential election, as well as some thoughts on how progressive religion might influence public policy in the years to come.
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