Christian Today
| Type | Daily Christian newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Online |
| Owner | Christian Today Limited |
| Publisher | Andrew Clark |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | London, England |
| Website | christiantoday christiantoday |
Christian Today is a non-denominational Christian[1] news company with its international headquarters in London, England.[2] The company's founder is David Jang.[3][4]
The website was established in 2000[5] to report on news in the global church and current affairs from a Christian perspective.
The newspaper was awarded Best Christian News and Reviews Site in 2007 and 2008 at the Premier Christian Radio's Blog and Web Awards held in London, UK.[6]
In 2018, the Church Times reported that the website's three London-based reporters had been sacked; the company said that this was because of declining income from advertisements.[3]
The researchers Gregory P. Perreault and Newly Paul at the University of South Florida analysed coverage of refugees on the website.[7] They noted that, as well as using Reuters as a source, Christian Today "at times sourced fringe, far-right sources, such as WND.com".[7] They concluded that the website "suffered from a lack of transparency in sourcing on the coverage of refugees; this proved to be remarkably troubling in the case of Christian Today. The lack of sourcing, second-hand sourcing, and anonymous sourcing resulted in the publication of stories not seen elsewhere in reporting on refugees. Rather than providing more information or perspective on the refugee crisis, Christian Today largely perpetuated an orientalist discourse and served to instill moral panic through their coverage ... Original reporting was not a value exercised in the religious news organizations. Christian Today in particular clearly worked to instill fear of Syrian refugees".[7]
References
- ^ "Publishing". Archived from the original on 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
- ^ "Christian Today > Contact Us". Archived from the original on 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- ^ a b "Christian Today sheds its reporters". The Church Times. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ Preston, Heather (21 February 2020). "Bible College and Christian publisher convicted of $35m fraud scheme". Premier Christian News. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ Olsen, Ted; Smith, Ken (16 August 2012). "The Second Coming Christ Controversy". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Christian Web and Blog Awards". Premier Christian Radio. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008.
- ^ a b c Perreault, Gregory P; Paul, Newly (2019). "Narrative Framing of The Syrian Refugee Crisis in British Religious News". School of Advertising & Mass Communications Faculty Publications (36).