The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com: Journalists Debate Media's Role In Religion Coverage During Presidential Election

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Journalists Debate Media's Role In Religion Coverage During Presidential Election Oct 4th 2012, 20:10 WASHINGTON -– Saying that the media has historically been "squeamish" about covering the religious views of presidential candidates, a former New York Times executive editor said Thursday that journalists should aggressively question the religious beliefs of politicians. "I don't think religious views should disqualify anyone from running for office ... But I do think we are entitled to ask what religious perspectives a candidate believes," said Bill Keller, who spoke to dozens of reporters at the Religion Newswriters' Association annual conference. Keller, who is now a columnist for the newspaper, spoke on a panel with religion reporters and academics about how far journalists should go in covering the faiths of candidates. Major newspapers and magazines reported extensively during the Republican primaries on presidential nominee Mitt Romney's Mormonism and the beliefs of former presidential candidate Rick Santorum, who is Catholic, and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), an evangelical. Read More... More on Religion and Politics

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