Catholic media, like their secular counterpart, is facing a day of reckoning caused by the rapid switch from print to digital media, as well as financial challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors. In both sectors, the work of professional journalists with years of experience is often being cast aside in favour of rapid-fire content created for digital consumption, often heavy on opinion without the backing of serious fact-based news.
“There are solid, reputable journalists and journalism agencies both in the secular and Catholic worlds, but right now, both are struggling with the idea that somehow, just because you see it on a screen, that’s news or journalism,” she said. “We know that is not the case.” One of the biggest fears is that the loss of professional journalists covering Catholic issues puts the Church in peril of news being reported from a skewed or incorrect perspective. Some journalists, like Osman, fear the reporting of real news is being lost as some bishops and other publishers favour turning to more tightly regulated content that skews to one particular viewpoint. Others are wary of how much can be accomplished simply through digital means.
Ed Langlois, former editor of the Catholic Sentinel, which closed down this year, said many Catholic papers not only helped readers learn more about their faith, but also made them feel connected to the Church as a whole. “Content in a diocesan paper is important because you know you can trust the information you’re getting, whether it’s from a national source or from the bishop, a pastor, the vicar general or a diocesan staff member,” Lucero said.
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