Good Christian journalism. (Scan).(Brief Article)

While many secular conservative publications face stagnant or falling circulation numbers, two recent developments demonstrate the growing strength and vitality of Christian journalism.

In North Carolina, Warren Smith, a former marketing director for PricewaterhouseCoopers, has launched three weekly papers, The Raleigh World, The Triad World, and The Charlotte World. He recently told the Spectator (an alternative Raleigh weekly) that he is aiming his three publications at markets not adequately served by the secular media, such as the 40 percent of Raleigh residents who go to church every Sunday yet find little in their community papers related to faith.

Spectator writer Todd Morman notes that "secular readers who expect a shallow, mindless take on the issues of the day are in for a nice surprise." Smith's newspapers have been sharply critical of Republican senatorial candidate Elizabeth Dole, criticizing her "unwillingness to talk to the state's media" and her "unwillingness to put herself in situations where she might be asked unexpected questions or give unscripted answers." Morman observes that these publications "include information you won't find in mainstream sources," such as a Family Research Council investigation of nursing homes that allow abuse of their residents.

Smith's three new papers are for-profit enterprises; in 2001, they brought in a combined ...