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WORLD
Editor in chiefMarvin Olasky
Categoriesnews, religion, culture, politics
FrequencyBiweekly
Circulation100,000
FounderJoel Belz
First issue1986
CompanyWorld News Group/God's World Publications
CountryUnited States
Based inAsheville, North Carolina
LanguageEnglish
Websitewng.org
ISSN0888-157X

World (often stylized in all-caps as WORLD) is a biweekly[1] Christian news magazine, published in the United States by God's World Publications, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization based in Asheville, North Carolina.[2] World's declared perspective is one of Christian evangelical Protestantism.[3][4]

Each issue features both U.S. and international news, cultural analysis, editorials and commentary, as well as book, music and movie reviews. World's end of the year issue covers stories from the previous year, obituaries, and statistics.[5]

History

Launched by Joel Belz in 1986 as a replacement for The Presbyterian Journal, a publication issued over the previous 44 years that had been founded specifically "to challenge the assumptions and activities of the liberals and to return the Southern Presbyterian denomination to its biblical moorings", World was intended to serve "an educational rather than an ecclesiastical task—a vision focused on the importance of a biblical worldview for all of life". It started with about 5,000 initial subscribers and only 12,000 after three years.[6] The publishers initially requested donations in every issue to stay afloat. It has grown in the years since, and as a non-profit organization it continues to accept donations.[7] In 2008, Kevin Martin became CEO, replacing the retiring Joel Belz. In 2012, World began referring to itself as World News Group, which includes its print, digital, and broadcast properties.[citation needed]

In 2021, Marvin Olasky resigned as editor-in-chief of World. He said he received an effective "vote of no confidence" when the magazine's board went ahead with creating a conservative opinion section on the magazine's website. He said he opposed turning the magazine into yet another conservative commentary outlet.[8]

Corporate heads

The corporate heads are Kevin Martin, CEO, and Nick Eicher, Chief Content Officer.

Editorial team

Offices in Biltmore Village, Asheville

World News Group's editorial staff was led by Marvin Olasky, Editor in Chief,[8] and Mindy Belz, Senior Editor. Michael Reneau is Editor of World magazine,[9] Daniel James Devine is Managing Editor, Jamie Dean is National Editor, and Janie B. Cheaney, Susan Olasky, Andrée Seu Peterson, and Lynn Vincent are senior writers. The magazine reporting staff includes Emily Belz, June Cheng, Charissa Koh, Angela Lu Fulton, Sophia Lee, Harvest Prude, and Leah Hickman. The magazine's art director is David K. Freeland, with Rachel Beatty serving as associate art director.[10]

World magazine received national media attention in 2009, when its then features editor Lynn Vincent was chosen to collaborate on former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's memoir, Going Rogue: An American Life.[11][12][13][14]

Coverage of evangelical controversies

World has received positive critical commentary from thew New York Times regarding its investigative reporting on controversies within the evangelical Christian community, citing editors who no longer work for the publication.[15]

In an August 29, 2009, cover story, World reported on the C Street Center in Washington, D.C., and the secretive organization behind it, the Fellowship, a.k.a. "The Family".[16] Scott Horton of Harper's Magazine praised the piece, saying the magazine's "attitude is critical and exacting. The piece looks like serious journalism, much like the publication's exposé work on Ralph Reed and other scandals in the past."[17] Rachel Maddow, on her August 17, 2009, show said, "The article exposes The Family's mysterious money trail and describes the C Street scandals using the word 'scandal' and argues that The Family subscribes to a, quote, 'muddy theology' and it harbors, quote, 'a disdain for the established church.'"[18]

The magazine reported that Christian apologist and conservative political commentator Dinesh D'Souza had shared a hotel room with his fiancee prior to filing for divorce from his previous wife.[19] After World broke the story, D'Souza resigned as president of New York's The King's College in response.[20][21]

In December 2018, World's investigative report[22] on Harvest Bible Chapel and its pastor, James MacDonald, led to a shakeup at the suburban Chicago megachurch. The article written by freelance writer Julie Roys included detailed information on financial mismanagement and a culture of deception and intimidation at the church. On February 13, 2019, the elders of the church announced the firing of MacDonald.[23][24]

World Digital

World's digital properties are headed by Executive Editor Timothy Lamer,[25] with Lynde Langdon serving as Managing Editor. In addition to magazine content and podcasts, The World website includes online-only articles, including daily news briefs called "The Sift,"[26] weekly news roundups[27] and editorial cartoons.[28] World's magazine content is also available through its apps for iOS, Android, and Amazon Kindle devices.[29]

World Radio

On August 6, 2011, World launched a weekly two-hour radio news program called The World and Everything in It.[30][31] Hosted by executive producer Nick Eicher and senior producer Joseph Slife, the program aired weekends on several U.S. stations and featured reports, interviews, and analysis from the magazine's editorial team. In May 2013, The World and Everything in It became a 30-minute daily program and is now available as a podcast and via online streaming. Slife left the program in May 2017 and was replaced as co-host by Mary Reichard.

In January 2014, World Radio launched a weekly interview program hosted by Warren Cole Smith called Listening In. It is available as a podcast and streams online.

References

  1. ^ Eicher, Nickolas (January 12, 2008). "A changing World". World Magazine. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  2. ^ "Contact". WORLD. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  3. ^ "About Us". WORLD. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  4. ^ Kellner, Mark (September 18, 2014). "Marvin Olasky preaches journalism through the lens of scripture, faith". Deseret News. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  5. ^ "About Us". WORLD. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  6. ^ Belz, Joel (March 24, 2001). "Publishing... by design". World Magazine. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  7. ^ Eicher, Nickolas (November 21, 2009). "Needed: World Movers". World Magazine. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  8. ^ a b Smith, Ben (2021-11-15). "His Reasons for Opposing Trump Were Biblical. Now a Top Christian Editor Is Out". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  9. ^ "World masthead". Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  10. ^ "Masthead". WORLD. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  11. ^ McLean, Mickey (May 21, 2009). "Guts and grace". WORLD. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  12. ^ "Sarah Palin picks conservative author to assist on memoir". Star Tribune. Associated Press. May 21, 2009. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014.
  13. ^ Dan Gilgoff (May 22, 2009). "Sarah Palin Picks Christian Journalist to Collaborate on Memoir". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
  14. ^ Smith, Ben (October 2, 2009). "Palin co-author: Evangelical, partisan". Politico. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
  15. ^ Oppenheimer, Mark (November 7, 2014). "A Muckraking Magazine Creates a Stir Among Evangelical Christians". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  16. ^ Belz, Emily; Pitts, Edward Lee (August 29, 2009). "All in the family". World Magazine. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  17. ^ Horton, Scott (August 17, 2009). "Reporting on C Street". Harper's Magazine. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
  18. ^ Maddow, Rachel (August 17, 2009). "The Rachel Maddow Show". NBC News (transcript). Retrieved 2009-12-28.
  19. ^ Smith, Warren Cole (16 October 2012). "King's crisis". World. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  20. ^ Kaminer, Ariel (October 18, 2012). "Star Commentator Is Out as Christian College President After Scandal". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  21. ^ Sessions, David (October 18, 2012). "Dinesh D'Souza Resigns Presidency of The King's College". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  22. ^ Roys, Julie (December 13, 2018). "Hard times at Harvest". No. December 29, 2018. WORLD Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  23. ^ The Elders of Harvest Bible Chapel. "February 13, 2019 Elder Update". Harvest Bible Chapel. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  24. ^ Anne, Libby (February 20, 2019). "The Harvest Bible Chapel Scandal in a Nutshell (And Why You Should Care)". Patheos. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  25. ^ "World masthead". Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  26. ^ "The Sift". WORLD. WORLD News Group. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  27. ^ "Roundups". WORLD. WORLD News Group. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  28. ^ "WORLD Editorial Cartoons". WORLD. WORLD News Group. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  29. ^ "Read WORLD Magazine On Your Device". WORLD. WORLD News Group. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  30. ^ "The World and Everything in It". Salem Radio Network. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
  31. ^ Al Peterson (July 13, 2011). "SRN Debuts 'The World And Everything In It'". NTS MediaOnline. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
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