Now media executives are embracing a new sell. They are focusing more on the mass-market reach of TV, and playing down the importance of age for advertisers. What really matters, they say, is whether your ad is reaching people who are likely to buy your product, whether they are 37 or 67. (Simonetti & Flint, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreIn their announcements, the leaders of the three countries emphasized that peace could only come through a two state solution, so a Palestinian state needed to exist. The United States has said recognition of such a state is premature. (Booth, The Washington Post)
Read MoreFrancis has been more conciliatory to the People’s Republic than any of his predecessors. His approach has brought some stability to the Church in China, but it has also meant accepting restrictions on the religious freedom of Chinese Catholics and undermining the Vatican’s credibility as a champion of the oppressed. (Rocca, The Atlantic)
Read MoreYou might have heard: Taylor Swift cannot be stopped. Her new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” sold 2.6 million copies in its opening week last month, earning Swift her eighth Billboard No. 1 album since 2020. (Coscarelli, The New York Times)
Read MoreIf I’m right, this is a seismic shift, not business as usual. What’s going on? What has led so many evangelicals in such a brief span of time to shed so many social and liturgical taboos? (East, Christianity Today)
Read MoreMore than 85% of Fortune 500 companies (429 companies total) now include religion in their commitment to diversity, more than twice the number that did in 2022, per the 2024 Corporate Religious Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (REDI) Index and Monitor. And 62 Fortune 500 companies (12.4%) now showcase faith-based employee business resource groups, up from 7.4% in 2022. (Post, Religion News Service)
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