Bloggers Ponder the Decline of Religion, Economic Prosperity and Newspapers

Journalism.org by Tom Rosenstiel | Mar. 20, 2009 (News Analysis)

The online conversation last week was strikingly different than the mainstream news agenda. While the traditional press focused on economic villains-such as AIG and Bernard Madoff-bloggers largely eschewed partisan squabbling and parsing of details for a more abstract and far-reaching discussion.

As the economy struggled, a major newspaper shut down and a survey highlighted the diminishing appeal of organized religion, bloggers and social media ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business, Media, Religion
Topics: U.S. Economy, Religion and Politics, Blogs, Citizen Journalism, Journalism, Mainstream Media, New Media
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Mar 20, 2009 - 9:19 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Fabrice Florin (review), Derek Hawkins (review), Kenneth Sibbett (review)
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Mar 20, 2009 - 9:19 AM PDT

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Derek Hawkins
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 by Derek Hawkins - Mar. 20, 2009

This analysis of key topics in last week's blogs piqued my interest, and I thought Rosenstiel's comparisons were thoughtful. But I can't give this the highest recommendation because I don't see it being much use to people who aren't news junkies.

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Kenneth Sibbett
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 by Kenneth Sibbett - Mar. 20, 2009

This is an interesting article. The top stories of the main papers were no where near what the bloggers were writing about. The religion angle surprised me.I think the conservative politicians who who hide behind religion to try to win elections have a lot to do with the drop off. Also, you don't have to belong to an organization to believe in GOD.

The newspaper story was also interesting. While the big newspapers are all upset, the bloggers seem to be taking it in stride.

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Mar. 20, 2009
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