Three South Central areas to welcome new bishops Jul. 19, 2008 News media contact: Linda Green * (615) 7425470* Nashville {307} NOTE: Photographs are available at http://umns.umc.org . >By Linda Green DALLAS (UMNS)-United Methodists in three episcopal are

New Orleans pastor rebuilds 'inner spirit of the people' Aug. 29, 2008 News media contact: Kathy Gilbert * (615) 7425470* Nashville {362} NOTE: Photographs and a video are available at http://umns.umc.org . >A UMNS Report By Kathy L. Gilbert* Three year

Thousands of Italians rallied to demand reform of the country's news media on Friday, taking aim at prime minister-elect Silvio Berlusconi and the power he and vested interests wield over the country's TV and media networks.

Scholars have criticised media organisations for their failure to report political conflicts impartially and for presenting news stories which focus on ''who is on which side", rather than the substance of the issues.

Liberal peacenik Barack Obama's top secret sit-down meeting with Fox News ahead of the election was revealed in Vanity Fair this week by Michael Wolff, Rupert Murdoch's chosen biographer. So Fox News...