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Media mostly ignores China’s human rights abuses + UPtv sets Thanksgiving week “Gilmore Girls” binge
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith and media: 10/16/20 Here’s something that didn’t come up in either town hall last light. The Economist just updated the human rights abuses being conducted against the Uyghurs by the Chinese government. Rules on family size are reportedly (though not by most of the globalist media) ruthlessly…
UP TV looks ahead: A chat with GM/programming executive Amy Winter
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Since rebranding in 2013, Atlanta-based UP TV has broadened its appeal out from its Gospel Music Channel (GMC) roots, reaching beyond the choir to offer its trademark “Uplifting Entertainment” to anyone who has grown weary of the constant drumbeat of “edginess” served up by…
Programming notes: Hallmark renews “When Calls the Heart” + UP TV gets “Gilmore Girls”
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John W. Kennedy
Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. More Heart. Hallmark Channel’s has renewed its original prime-time romantic western series When Calls the Heart for a third 10-episode season. The plan is to roll out a special two-hour holiday episode around Christmas with the show’s new season officially kicking off in February,…
Inspiration goes mainstream: Notes from the Variety Family Entertainment & Faith-Based Summit
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John W. Kennedy
Today’s special dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture are comprised of notes from the Variety Family Entertainment & Faith Based Summit that was held in LA last Thursday. I just flew back and, boy, are my arms tired. Incredibly lame jokes aside, the event provided ample evidence that family and faith-supportive entertainment…
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