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Missing faith: Getting religion in the newsroom It is unclear whether changes in the religious makeup of journalists have taken place over the past 10 years. But there is evidence that coverage of religion may be changing as journalists become more educated about religion and as media organizations realize that a large segment of the population is hungry for stories that include faith.

Robert Putnam changed the way we think about the fabric of American society with his hugely influential 2000 bestseller, Bowling Alone. Now, the renowned Harvard political scientist, along with coauthor David Campbell of Notre Dame, will change the way we think about religion in America with AMERICAN GRACE: How Religion Divides and Unites Us (Simon & Schuster; October 5, 2010; $30.00). Drawing on the two most comprehensive surveys ever conducted on religion and public life in America (specially commissioned for this book) and a dozen in-depth portraits of diverse congregations, Putnam and Campbell go to the heart of the religious...

But the fires of partisan anger seem to be stoked more effectively now. Jowers says we have a wide selection of sources we can get our political information from, and some of these sources are designed to share only the political opinion voters of either party want to hear. He thinks these blogs, opinion pages and political talk shows from the right and the left have been so effective in vilifying the other party, that compromising with them has become nearly impossible.

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