Terms such as "evangelist" and "evangelical" derive from the Greek verb "euangelizo," commonly translated along the lines of "to announce good news." The concept of news here isn't a reference to journalism per se, but judging from the following internal memo from the Executive Editor of the Seattle Times news might have a spiritual significance beyond the religion beat. The occasion: dressing down reporters who cheered the resignation of Karl Rove:

I ask you all to leave your personal politics at the front door for one simple reason: A good newsroom is a sacred and magical place in which we can and should test every assumption, challenge each other's thinking, ask the fundamental questions those in power hope we will overlook.

Of course, this might just be a colossal ruse to get the newspaper to fund training in appreciation for, um, multiple positions at San Francisco's Sacred Space Institute!