Religious articles in the Indianapolis Star

Wednesday, March 21, 2007
- Section A, page 2: prayer of the day
- Wednesday Extra Taste Section, page 12: Billy Graham “My Answer”
Thursday, March 22, 2007
- Section A, page 2: prayer of the day
- Section A, page 15: editorial by Angelique Walker-Smith “Many possibilities in season of new hope
- Section B, page 4: story on the bishop of a church who recently passed away
- Section E, page 2: Billy Graham “My Answer”
Friday, March 23, 2007
- Section A, page 2: prayer of the day
- Section A, page 14: AP “Court clears French paper that printed Muhammad caricatures”
- Leisure Section, page 31: Billy Graham “My Answer”
Saturday, March 24, 2007
- Indystar.com, Faith and Values: Robert King “Ministering to the World”
Monday, March 26, 2007
- Section A, page 2: prayer of the day
- Section B, page 1: Just 1 Minute / All about Easter
- Section E, page 2: Billy Graham “My Answer”
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
- Section B, online: Bill Ruthhart “Same-sex marriage opponents rally”
- Section A, page 2: prayer of the day
- Couldn’t find the “My Answer” section online
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
- Section A, page 2, prayer of the day
- Section A, page 2, “Women’s History Month” quick read about Indiana’s first saint
- Wednesday Extra Taste Section, page 12: Billy Graham “My Answer”

**NOTE: every single paper, in a lot of the sections, had some sort of article about same-sex marriages. It is political and religious.

Computers replacing instrumentalists in musical productions.

Hopefully you will be as intrigued as I was to read about how laptops are replacing traditional orchestra's at musicals. You can read about this at:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/25/theater/25green.html?_r=1&ref=arts&oref=slogin.

This was a very interesting article. I didn't know that this sort of downsizing was going on in the stage music world, so I was really intrested in reading the article. The whole article talked about the different programs that are being used, and how technology over the years has made them sound almost like the real thing. Cool! But, this is limited due to player unions that require so many people to play at each musical, also another interesting fact.

What caught me off guard, is when at the very end of the article, it tells me that these programs have never been used on Broadway. I thought that is what we were talking about. They were, Broadway productions outside the U.S.

Very sneaky, but it kind of threw me off. I got through the whole article thinking about the Broadway musicals in New York, and then it wasn't about them at all.

Not sure how I feel about this "withholding of information".

I read an article about religion and its role in the up coming elections. It can be found at:http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Religious-Right.html?_r=1&oref=slogin.

This is a very well written article. I think that the right people were quoted and the placement of the quotes helped the article flow.

Most people tell you to stay away from talking about religion and politics in public places with aquaintances, because everyone has their own opinion, but I think that this article does a good job at staying unbiased and just covering the basics.

There are very few facts, but they aren't really needed. The point was to talk about how heavily religion plays into party's and what party people side with. Those topics were covered, and I don't think toes were stepped on.

Ethanol in Brazil

This week I found an article about ethanol in Brazil from the Corn and Soybean Digest. You can read about it at: http://cornandsoybeandigest.com/mag/soybean_ethanols_booming_brazil/.

This is a pretty well written article. It's grammer is well written, which in some argicultural articles tends to be lacking because of the types of people writing them. Thumbs up for that. Unfortunately there were some things that did not favor well for the article.

It is great and all that Brazil is having a comback in ethanol, but how does this pertain to those of us living in the U.S.? They slightly elude to what the advantages might be, but as to come out and say, such and such will be a direct effect, never happens.

Also, this article lacks on newsworthyness. Linked to the reason above, once again, this is great and all, but why are we talking about this now?

To end on a postitive note, the writer of the article does a good job of explaining any necessary terms to the audience. Although, the types of readers who will most likly be reading this will understand most topics, they still covered all their bases.