In this installment of Connecting Faith Carmen gets personal with international worship leader, singer and songwriter, Darlene Zschech. Conversations about Darlene’s book, The Golden Thread, open up opportunities to talk about family, faith, and the stuff of real life like unexpected moves, cancer and how to live in the moment-by-moment presence of the living God […]
Fake news became part of our lexicon during the 2016 election cycle. Now, it’s popping up in all sorts of places as people apply it to any information with which they disagree or simply don’t like. The problem is, fake news isn’t always fake and it certainly isn’t always news. It is only an outward […]
Americans’ trust and confidence in the mass media “to report the news fully, accurately and fairly” has dropped to its lowest level in Gallup polling history, with 32% saying they have a great deal or fair amount of trust in the media. This is down eight percentage points from just last year. Christians should be […]
We continue our fake news series with another veteran reporter and editor. What does fake news mean for journalism? How can reporters protect their own stories from bias? How do we pick up on bias within a story? Billy Hallowell joins us. Then, we take a minute to celebrate some “good news stories,” we may […]
We begin our series “Be wise about fake news sites” today with veteran reporter Bob Smietana. Today we survey the issue by asking the question: what is fake news and how do we spot it? Then, we talk about why it is so important for Christians to be truth-sharers and be vigilant about what we […]
A popular meme quotes Abraham Lincoln as saying, “Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet.” The adage is nothing new, but bears repeating as so many are failing to heed it. Fake news sites are working overtime to lure visitors with “click-bait” headlines and have harnessed a new, powerful means of distribution: social media. […]
We survey the news of the day: fake news sites exploded during the election and companies like Google and Facebook grapple with how to handle them. Students at the University of Virginia ask university not to quote its founder, Thomas Jefferson. Then, we talk with John Inazu about what pluralism means, and how we can participate well […]
Supreme Court will rule on transgender rights– USATODAY The Supreme Court will “consider a Virginia school district’s challenge to Obama administration guidelines requiring schools allow transgender students to use restrooms matching their chosen gender, rather than birth gender.” We should remember several things: the Supreme Court decides which cases to take, and which ones to […]
Carmen continues to offer daily updates and perspective on the global and national news related to the coronavirus, COVID-19. Mark Caleb Smith of Cedarville University joins Carmen to discuss the democratization of information and the challenges we face in knowing what is trustworthy when all editorial processes are eliminated and everyone with a blog or […]
How are you talking with your kids about the horrible headlines of the day? Carmen addresses the specific headline of the prospect of war with Iran but the principles she shares applies to stories your kids are exposed to in the news every day. In addition to the commentary in the show, Carmen has shared […]