From CNS Blog:
Anyone who has covered the Vatican has at least one story to tell (and how many GigaBytes gobbled?) about some kind of PR glitch that probably could have been prevented by a knowledgeable adviser who had the ear of those on high.
While the Vatican has often faulted an overly secular or sensationalist media industry with making the church look bad, getting a media adviser may be a sign it has realized prevention is still the best medicine.
The real clue the Vatican is taking the new position seriously is that it has hired a journalist who has worked in the secular media for decades. St. Louis native Greg Burke, 52, worked for Fox News the past 10 years covering the Vatican, Europe and the Middle East, and before that he was Rome-correspondent for Time magazine for 10 years. He’s well-versed in the church since he is a life-long Catholic and member of Opus Dei.
