Hollywood Waking Up To Old News
Poynter "Book Babes" columnist Ellen Heltzel takes a look at the surge in media interest in Jesus. She writes: "The way the ink and the airwaves have been spent on Mel Gibson's film 'The Passion of the Christ,' you'd think that it was the first time anyone ever heard of Jesus. This comes as news to all the journalists who have been covering Christianity for years, lamenting how little space and energy the media normally gives to religion of any stripe, much less the faith that eight out of 10 Americans identify with. For their own part, book publishers are laughing -- in many cases, all the way to the bank."
Poynter "Book Babes" columnist Ellen Heltzel takes a look at the surge in media interest in Jesus. She writes: "The way the ink and the airwaves have been spent on Mel Gibson's film 'The Passion of the Christ,' you'd think that it was the first time anyone ever heard of Jesus. This comes as news to all the journalists who have been covering Christianity for years, lamenting how little space and energy the media normally gives to religion of any stripe, much less the faith that eight out of 10 Americans identify with. For their own part, book publishers are laughing -- in many cases, all the way to the bank."
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