I never understood Easter. Of course I love hunting for eggs and eating lethal amounts of chocolate, but the whole Easter bunny thing always bugged me. I was raised Catholic, so I was taught to believe Easter was the day Jesus rose from the dead. I've stuck by that belief my whole life, but the Easter bunny myth died quick. Why would a bunny have eggs if it is a mammal? At least Santa Claus is a religious reference. Maybe they should change it to an Easter lamb – for sacrificial reference – or a baby chick because they actually lay eggs. But we all know it's not up to me to make these important decisions.
My important decision, today, lies in whether or not I believe the BBC provided good coverage of Holy Week. I have logged on to the BBC website every day leading up to Easter, starting last Thursday. Each day, more coverage was added, although it became increasingly difficult to find, which I found shocking. But when it came down to it, I was impressed by the BBC's overall coverage of religion and ethics, and its ability to stand neutral and not offend its religiously diverse audience.
As I've said before, the BBC provides worldwide coverage by placing BBC representatives around the globe to cover the latest news. Since there are so many different religions, the BBC has to be careful to not overly express interest in one religion, such as Christianity. Just because it is the most followed religion in the world does not mean every BBC reader is a Christian. I think the BBC did an excellent job of not bombarding its readers with coverage of the Easter holiday, by not including religious articles on its home screen slideshow.
For those viewers who were interested in reading up on Holy Week, there was a Religion and Ethics page that could be access through the homepage. This page featured a number of stories relating to religion and ethics, but this week, most of the articles I found were focused on Easter. I found this page after looking at CNN's Belief Blog and thought to myself, if CNN covers religion, then the BBC must cover it too. It was rather simple to find, and in my opinion, provided more interesting content than CNN's blog.
What I liked most about the BBC's coverage of Holy Week is that there were little traces of the Easter holiday dispersed in every section: news, world, travel, future, TV and magazine. I thought this was a good and fresh reminder for those who wanted to learn more about the holiday that comes around every spring. My two favorite Holy Week articles were, "Jesus tweets the Easter story" and "The Society of Jesus: Who are the Jesuits?" Both of these article were light-hearted and informational. I highly suggest reading them if you've gone to a Jesuit University for three years and, like me, still don't know what Jesuit means.
Easter is a holiday that is celebrated by millions of people, which means it is crucial media outlets provides newsworthy and appropriate coverage of Holy Week. I think the BBC's coverage was tastefully done and appropriate for its diverse audience. I hope to see future religious holidays covered the same way. And just because I love tweeting for #loweclass, below I've included a tweet from Jesus' twitter for your enjoyment.
My important decision, today, lies in whether or not I believe the BBC provided good coverage of Holy Week. I have logged on to the BBC website every day leading up to Easter, starting last Thursday. Each day, more coverage was added, although it became increasingly difficult to find, which I found shocking. But when it came down to it, I was impressed by the BBC's overall coverage of religion and ethics, and its ability to stand neutral and not offend its religiously diverse audience.
As I've said before, the BBC provides worldwide coverage by placing BBC representatives around the globe to cover the latest news. Since there are so many different religions, the BBC has to be careful to not overly express interest in one religion, such as Christianity. Just because it is the most followed religion in the world does not mean every BBC reader is a Christian. I think the BBC did an excellent job of not bombarding its readers with coverage of the Easter holiday, by not including religious articles on its home screen slideshow.
For those viewers who were interested in reading up on Holy Week, there was a Religion and Ethics page that could be access through the homepage. This page featured a number of stories relating to religion and ethics, but this week, most of the articles I found were focused on Easter. I found this page after looking at CNN's Belief Blog and thought to myself, if CNN covers religion, then the BBC must cover it too. It was rather simple to find, and in my opinion, provided more interesting content than CNN's blog.
What I liked most about the BBC's coverage of Holy Week is that there were little traces of the Easter holiday dispersed in every section: news, world, travel, future, TV and magazine. I thought this was a good and fresh reminder for those who wanted to learn more about the holiday that comes around every spring. My two favorite Holy Week articles were, "Jesus tweets the Easter story" and "The Society of Jesus: Who are the Jesuits?" Both of these article were light-hearted and informational. I highly suggest reading them if you've gone to a Jesuit University for three years and, like me, still don't know what Jesuit means.
Easter is a holiday that is celebrated by millions of people, which means it is crucial media outlets provides newsworthy and appropriate coverage of Holy Week. I think the BBC's coverage was tastefully done and appropriate for its diverse audience. I hope to see future religious holidays covered the same way. And just because I love tweeting for #loweclass, below I've included a tweet from Jesus' twitter for your enjoyment.
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