Journalism
Journalism is the profession (or the result) of writing reports on events, typically for publication in news media such as newspapers, magazines, websites, blogs, and so on. Bahá’u’lláh was aware of mentions of His Cause in the press, and revealed specific instructions for journalists, exhorting them to purge themselves from "the promptings of evil passions and desires" and to observe "justice and equity", calling them to "inquire into situations as much as possible and ascertain the facts, then set them down in writing".[1]
Mentions of the Bahá’í Faith in the press can be reliably traced as far back as the dawn of the Bahá’í Era, with coverage of the arrest and trial of Letter of the Living Mullá 'Alíy-i-Bastámí in mid-April of 1845.[2] A further article in The Literary Gazette reported on what was called a "Mahometan schism" on 15 November 1845.[3] As the events surrounding the Ministries of the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh continued to unfold, the Western press continued to report on them. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's journeys to the West received an unprecedented amount of coverage in the press of the day.
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.bahai.org/r/382290640
- ↑ Egea, Amín (2017). The Apostle of Peace. A Survey of References to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in the Western Press 1871-1921. Vol. 1. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. pp. xvi, xxvii, 601. ISBN 9780853986003. OCLC 1181450447.
- ↑ "Persia": An Early Mention of the Báb, by Robert Cadwalader, World Order vol Winter 1976-77, pp. 30-34
