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Unsecular Media: Making News of Religion in America (Public Express Religion America) [Hardcover]

Mark Silk (Author)

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Series: Public Express Religion America | Publication Date: September 1, 1995

Writing in the New York Times Magazine, Max Frankel characterized Unsecular Media as a book that "leaves you thinking about the saintly role that religion has acquired in our allegedly irreligious media".

Mark Silk's book is the first to offer a comprehensive description and analysis of how American news media cover religion.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Mark Silk's book is the first to offer a comprehensive description and analysis of how American news media cover religion.

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"A fresh interpretation of religious news coverage... Religion ordinarily gets an easy ride, says Silk, because the American public by and large favors religiousness. The press either reflects that favorable view or, with an eye to the market, caters to it... Silk is onto something. He is even likely to have a long-term if subtle effect on religious coverage in the secular press." -- Martin Marty, Christian Century --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Hardcover: 181 pages
Publisher: University of Illinois Press (September 1, 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0252019040
ISBN-13: 978-0252019043
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

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3.0 out of 5 stars Silk provides some interesting insights into the psyche of the American media, September 23, 2008

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This review is from: Unsecular Media: MAKING NEWS OF RELIGION IN AMERICA (Public Express Religion America) (Paperback)

The book Unsecular Media:Making News of Religion in America packs a great deal of information into just 172 pages. The book discusses the ideologies of the American media when covering religious news. It's relatively interesting, but parts of the book were confusing, unfocused, and didn't seem to fit into the overall narrative. However, his overall concepts of religious news coverage in the American media is very interesting and I personally agreed with the main themes of the book.

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Of all the institutions of America life, none demands such careful handling by the mews media as religion. Read the first page

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New York, United States, World War, Religious News Service, Roman Catholic, First Amendment, Christian Right, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Middle East, Billy Graham, Jerry Falwell, Washington Post, Willow Creek, Marvin Olasky, New Class, Boston Globe, Journalism Quarterly, Los Angeles Times, Mark Silk, Middle Ages, Virgin Mary, Chicago Tribune, National Council of Churches, Supreme Court, American Muslims

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