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Yes, Democrats and liberals like TV shows with heart and compassion too
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John W. Kennedy
My blog yesterday on the Experian Simmons marketing study which showed a higher overall popularity of TV shows that appeal to conservative and Republicans as compared to those that are more popular with liberals and Democrats drew a couple of interesting comments. Kenneth wrote: I would argue that successful TV shows and movies have little…
Sarah Palin, conservative values and the future of television. Change is coming but it’s not really about politics.
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John W. Kennedy
Welcome to your daily report and commentary from the intersection of Faith & Media. Sarah Palin’s debut ratings + TV audience report = increasing clout of conservative audiences on TV programming. Sarah Palin’s new TLC reality series Sarah Palin’s Alaska was given lots of TLC by viewers — nearly five million of them made it…
Is a Christian/Catholic genocide underway in Iraq? Where’s the U.S. government and the media?
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John W. Kennedy
Welcome to your daily report and commentary from the intersection of Faith & Media.Christians targeted for violence in Iraq. Where is the U.S. government and media? Reza Aslan writing for the Daily Beast: Iraq’s 2,000-year-old Christian community is on the brink of extinction, its members targeted by al Qaeda attacks and fleeing abroad.…
Pope Benedict confronts issue of religious violence; Jon Stewart confronts Rachel Maddow; Plus was the cancellation of NBC’s “Undercovers” racist?
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John W. Kennedy
Welcome to your daily report and commentary from the intersection of Faith & Media.Pope Benedict speaks out against using God to justify violence. “All religions should encourage the correct use of reason and promote ethical values to build civil coexistence,” Benedict said. “Religions can never justify intolerance and war.” Story. Amen. False equivalence between the…
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