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“The news media, despite their claims of impartiality, and despite the good work they often do accomplish, are just as prone to prejudice, ignorance, bad craftsmanship and tribalism as any other profession. But unlike other professions, the press has constitutional protections. It also has real power in shaping how we think, what we think about and what we like, dislike and ignore. America\u2019s media, including its news media, are the greatest catechetical syndicate in history. And if that kind of power doesn\u2019t make us uneasy, it should at least make us alert.”<\/div>\n

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— Archbishop Charles Chaput,
offering what may be the most thoughtful analysis of the American media<\/a> yet penned by a Catholic bishop. <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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