Study: How the News Media Covered Religion in the General Election
A study released today by the Pew Forum and the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism finds that religion played a much more significant role in the media coverage of Barack Obama than it did in the press treatment of John McCain. Much of the Obama coverage related to false yet persistent rumors that he is a Muslim. In all, religion received as much coverage as race. Read the report »
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No Weekly Update Next Week
There will be no Weekly Update next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Nov. 18 - The Wall Street Journal
Atheists Reach Out -- Just Don't Call It Proselytizing
According to the Pew Forum's U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, 5% of Americans say they do not believe in God.
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