Religion and Reporters

This page lists articles and books which explore the difficulties and rewards that journalists experience while covering religion news.

Especially important sources are marked with a star.

General [updated]
Christian Journalists [new]
Faith and the Media Conference [new]
Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly

GENERAL

Andrews, Allan R. By George, God-Talks are In (1996) [new]

—. God: Features or Live News? [new]

—. Reinhold Niebuhr – Journalist (1996) [new]

—. A Spiritual Awakening in the Press Corps (1997) [new]

Baldwin, Mark F. Religion: Read All About It! (1997)

Barr, James Daniel. Newspaper Coverage of J. Gresham Machen's Ecclesiastical Trial in 1935 (1997) [new]

The Church and the Press (1995) [new]

Crumm, David. How to Cover Religion on Any Beat (1997)

Dart, John. Deities & Deadlines: A Primer on Religion News Coverage (1995)

Dart, John, and Jimmy Allen. Bridging the Gap: Religion and the News Media (1993)

Rothman, Stanley. Religion's Bad Press. Critique of Bridging the Gap. To read article, scroll halfway down the page. (1994)

Dart, John. The Religion of Journalists. Reponse to the above critique. (1994)

Gangler, Daniel R. Interest in Religion Reporting High (1997)

Gledhill, Ruth. My Lambeth Hell. Covering the Anglicans (1998) [new]

Rosenthal, James. Who'd Be a Press Officer? A reply to Ms. Gledhill's article. (1998) [new]

Graham, Tim. Faith in a Box: The Network News Portrait of Religion, 1993-1996

Graham, Tim, and Steve Kaminski. Faith in a Box: The Network News Portrait of Religion, 1995

Hermann, Andrew. Media Answer Demand for Religion, Ethics News (1996)

Hicks, Andrew. Arguments for and Against More Coverage of Religion in News Media (1996)

Holmes, Cecile S. Vatican Meeting Topic: Religion Reporting and the Year 2000 (1998) [new]

Jones, Jim. Is Religion Becoming Front-Page News? (1997)

Leaming, Jeremy. Religion Deserves Better Coverage, Cleveland Leaders Say (1998) [new]

MacKenzie, Leslie. Covering Religion: Three Cautionary Tales of Misrepresentation, Misinterpretation and Just Plain Missing the Boat (1994)

Mattingly, Terry. ABC: Adventures in Religion News (1996)

Mende, Christopher. Panel Debates Religion and Media (1996)

Minnesota News Council. Does the News Have a Soul?

Neary, Lynn. In the Pew: Reporting on Religion in America (1996)

Nielsen, Nancy. Religion in the News: Problems and Prospects (1996)

Religion and How It's Covered (1997)

Schmalzbauer, John. The Religion Beat in American Journalism (1997)

Shepard, Alicia C. The Media Get Religion. Go to archives; scroll down to December 1995. (1995)

Waddle, Ray. Non-Christian Holidays Offer Chance to Add Depth to Religion Stories (1995)

CHRISTIAN JOURNALISTS

Christian Collegiate Journalists Encouraged to Go into Mainstream Media (1996) [new]

Curtis, Carolyn. Christian Journalist? (1997)

Fisher, Marc. Pat Robertson's J-School (1998) [new]

Scribe Media. Features links to QV ("a newsletter for Christian journalists"), Gegrapha ("a global community of Christians in journalism"), and Scribe ("a newsletter for Christian radio news reporters, talk show hosts and station managers"). [new]

Parker, Shafer, Jr. Review of Telling the Truth: How to Revitalize Christian Journalism (1997) [new]

FAITH AND THE MEDIA CONFERENCE

Faith and the Media. Includes links to numerous articles on the subject. (1998)

Koop, Doug. Faith and Media Tensions Moving Beyond Stereotypes (1998) [new]

Muslim Presence Strong at Faith and the Media Conference (1998) [new]

Wagner-Chazalon, Andrew. Faith Coverage Needs Improving, Conference Told (1998) [new]

RELIGION AND ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY

Mason, M. S. An Ambitious New Show Just on Religion and Ethics (1997)

—. Newsman Sees Growing Interest In Religion (1997)

Phan, Hieu Tran. New PBS News Show Takes a Serious Look at Religion and Ethics (1997)

Steinfels, Peter. Pioneering TV Show on Religion (1997)