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    When Headlines Hurt: Do We Have a Prayer? The Pope’s Words of Hope for Journalism
    When Headlines Hurt: Do We Have a Prayer? The Pope’s Words of Hope for Journalism
    When Headlines Hurt: Do We Have a Prayer? The Pope’s Words of Hope for Journalism
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    When Headlines Hurt: Do We Have a Prayer? The Pope’s Words of Hope for Journalism

    By Bill Schmitt

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    Pope Francis' message for the 2018 World Day of Communications (May 13) -- “The Truth Will Set You Free: Fake News and Journalism for Peace” -- has direct relevance to the cultural issues faced in today's marketplace of information and conversation. The Pope’s message ends with his paraphrase of the beloved Peace Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi, inspiring us to be the Lord’s “instruments” to build truthfulness and trust, community and compassion, through words guided by faith and reason. When Headlines Hurt: Do We Have a Prayer? The Pope's Words of Hope for Journalism is a concise, practical-minded reflection on this prayer for journalism, offering first steps to address the concerns many people have about society’s trends toward toxic, polarized communication.

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    PublisherBill Schmitt
    Release dateMay 29, 2018
    ISBN9781732344105
    When Headlines Hurt: Do We Have a Prayer? The Pope’s Words of Hope for Journalism
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    Bill Schmitt

    Bill Schmitt is an independent journalist and multimedia consultant with experience in academia, faith-based education and evangelization, public affairs, business, and science. He served on the University of Notre Dame communications staff for 13 years after a career in the secular press. His ventures now include forms of Catholic ministry, online news reporting and commentary, interviewing for podcasts and radio, and media outreach on behalf of service initiatives, as well as musical instruction and performance. Bill, a lifetime-professed member of the Secular Franciscan Order who is active in the Knights of Columbus, wrote a blog post incorporating the Pope’s insights for online publication by Notre Dame Magazine in May. He is the author of two books published by University of Notre Dame Press, as well as previously published magazine articles on journalism. See links to his stories on a range subjects. His blog atOnWord.net will also offer more details and links related to this new book. Find Bill on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.

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      When Headlines Hurt - Bill Schmitt

      WHEN HEADLINES HURT: DO WE HAVE A PRAYER?

      The Pope’s Words of Hope for Journalism

      By Bill Schmitt

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Cover

      Title

      Copyrights

      Acknowledgments

      Introduction

      1. Pope Francis’ Message for World Communications Day

      2. Two Peace Prayers and Good News

      Resources Affirming the Prayer

      3. Communication to Build Communion

      4. Venom in Our Judgments

      5. Not Mere Consumers, but Brothers and Sisters

      6. Words as Seeds of Goodness

      7. Listening, Not Shouting

      8. Clarity, Not Ambiguity

      9. Truth, Not Falsehood

      10. Amen

      About the Author

      © 2018 William G. Schmitt.

      ISBN: 978-1-7323441-0-5 (electronic edition)

      Cover Design: Lyn Rayn, Electric Moon Publishing Creative Art Department

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the author, except by reviewers, who may quote brief passages in a review. Contact the author for details.

      Published by Electric Moon Publishing, LLC at Smashwords

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      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Acknowledgments

      My thanks go to Laree Lindburg and her firm, Electric Moon Publishing, as well as Jeff Dunn and others who assisted in the management of this project. Thanks also go to all those who offered comments on the text, especially Eileen Schmitt, my wonderful wife who is the best contributor to creativity, management, editing, thinking, and life.

      Introduction

      CHAPTER 1:

      POPE FRANCIS’ MESSAGE FOR WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY

      If you’re uneasy about the current ways in which our society communicates news and sometimes stifles the flow of information and conversation, you might want to learn more about the diagnosis—and the prescription for a cure—recently proposed by Pope Francis.

      Regardless of our

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