Reports on Catholicism are especially vulnerable to false balance, and often it is achieved through manipulation of the name “Catholic” and religious symbols such as veils and Roman collars. More media than The New York Times fall prey to it.
Sr. Mary Ann Walsh points out that journalists are often more interested in “stereotypical image[s]” than “informed opinion[s]” when covering the weird and wonderful world of American Catholicism.
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