Research Guides: Subject Guide: Communication: Worldview

Worldview Resources

Books

Browse these books from the CU Library to help inform your worldview as a Christian journalist

Telling the Truth: How to Revitalize Christian Journalism by Marvin Olasky
Call #: UPPER LEVEL 070.4 O42T
Publication Date: 2003
Will equip Christian journalists with a full knowledge of the how-to's of excellent writing, reporting and design from a biblical perspective.
The Reformation of Journalism: A Christian Approach to Mass Media by Jon R. Kennedy
Call #: UPPER LEVEL 174.909 K35R
Publication Date: 1972
What Liberal Media? The Truth about Bias and the News by Eric Alterman
Call #: UPPER LEVEL 070.4 A466W
Publication Date: 2003
Widely acclaimed and hotly contested, veteran journalist Eric Alterman's ambitious investigation into the true nature of the U.S. news media touched a nerve and sparked debate across the country. As the question of whose interests the media protects-and how-continues to raise hackles, Alterman's sharp, utterly convincing assessment cuts through the cloud of inflammatory rhetoric, settling the question of liberal bias in the news once and for all. Eye-opening, witty, and thoroughly and solidly researched.
Seeing Through the Media: A Religious View of Communication and Cultural Analysis by Michael Warren
Call #: UPPER LEVEL 201.70973 W291S
Publication Date: 1997
Teachers, parents, religious leaders and others who are concerned with the dangers of cultural colonization will find in this book strategies to counteract the Christian church's loss of cultural influence in our age of electronic media.
The Mind of a Journalist by Jim Willis (Editor)
Call #: UPPER LEVEL 071.3 W734M
Publication Date: 2009
Students peer inside the minds of a cross-section of print, broadcast, and online journalists by way of exclusive interviews and additional research that provide a deep, broad glimpse into how they perceive themselves, their world, and their craft. Includes a chapter on The Journalist and Faith.

Booklets

Read these speeches delivered at various World Journalism Institute conferences:

"News, Truth and Entertainment" by Laura Greanias
"The Three Callings of a Christian in Journalism" by David Aikman, available via OhioLINK
"Faith in the Daily News Chase" by John McCandlish Phillips

Faith-Based Journalistic Organizations

Explore faith-based organizations for journalists to find additional resources, articles, and speeches:

World Journalism Institute
Evangelical Press Association

Additional Christian Resources

Scanning through general Christian resources on the web can also shed light on the integration of journalism and faith, such as

The Gospel Coalition - see articles like The Role of Christian Journalism—and Its Place at TGC
Ligonier Ministries - find posts like The Challenge of Christian Journalism
World Magazine - see the article The Christian Journalist by Marvin Olasky
Saturate - find other articles by Marvin Olasky like A Christian Journalist’s Vocation: Gospel Saturated Work