MASSACHUSETTS
The Catholic Free Press
By Father Paul J. Tougas
CFP Correspondent
John L. Allen Jr., a journalist well know for his coverage of the Catholic Church, has taken on a new role in the secular media. As an associate editor at The Boston Globe, Mr. Allen said he hopes to help shape the newspaper’s coverage of the universal Church.
In a recent email interview, Mr. Allen noted that all the Italian daily newspapers have someone to specifically cover the Vatican, “but it is a first in this country for a major daily to hire an analyst specifically focused on Catholicism.”
“This sort of thing is new to the United States; it’s unusual and it is a reflection of The Boston Globe’s desire to get it right,” Mr. Allen said.
Mr. Allen began his assignment at the Globe in February where he continues to pen the All Things Column he wrote while at the National Catholic Reporter. He worked for NCR, an independent national Catholic newspaper, for 16 years and was its Vatican correspondent. He has also been correspondent at the Vatican for CNN. He is the author of nine books and a regular speaker on Catholic issues. He can be followed on Twitter – @JohnLAllenJr – or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/JohnLAllenJr.
According to the journalist, The Boston Globe operates in a solidly Catholic location in New England but also across this country.
“For me to help shape the coverage of the Church in a major publication was too enticing to resist,” said Mr. Allen.
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