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  1. IARJ News: IARJ and Fscire announce the 4th Piazza Grande Religion Journalism Award

    Sun, 01 Dec 2024 17:47:05 -0000

    Journalists covering faith and religion in Europe and the Mediterranean can submit their stories to the fourth Piazza Grande Religion Journalism Award.

  2. Opportunity: Piazza Grande Religion Journalism Award 2025

    Sun, 01 Dec 2024 17:37:27 -0000

    Piazza Grande Religion Award 2025 - Eligibility and FAQs

  3. Member Profile: Elizabeth Andarge

    Sun, 01 Dec 2024 15:01:21 -0000

    Culture and Connections Reporter United States About Elizabeth Andarge is a culture and connections reporter for WGCU in Fort Myers, Florida. With a passion for storytelling, she covers a wide range of topics, from diverse religions to important social issues. She is dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices and creating impactful stories through various media platforms. […]

  4. Opportunity: Periodismo de investigación

    Sun, 24 Nov 2024 21:02:06 -0000

    Registrations open for the workshop on investigative journalism - in Spanish.

  5. IARJ News: Meet the Members

    Sun, 24 Nov 2024 19:00:10 -0000

    Get to know the IARJ's members and their work in the website new feature.

  6. Member Profile: Amro Selim

    Wed, 06 Nov 2024 17:10:46 -0000

    Content Manager, Waya Media Egypt About Amro Selim serves as Content Manager at Waya, an independent media and entertainment company that reports on the people and stories shaping the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Selim was head of the Arabic section at Wamda (UAE) from March 2021 to February 2024. He was a […]

  7. Opportunity: Wilbur Awards

    Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:30:01 -0000

    Individuals, groups, and organizations working in the secular (non-religious) media to participate in the 2025 Wilbur Awards.

  8. IARJ News: IARJ author series featuring Jelena Jorgačević Kisić

    Mon, 24 Jun 2024 21:54:50 -0000

    In this interview with Jelena, we discuss her new book, 'We Were Given to Each Other to Do Good'

  9. IARJ News: Winners in third Piazza Grande Religion Journalism Award

    Wed, 22 May 2024 16:09:45 -0000

    The IARJ and the Fondazione per le Scienze Religiose Giovanni XXIII (FSCIRE) announce winners in the Piazza Grande Religion Journalism Award.

  10. IARJ News: A conversation with Brigitte Jünger

    Mon, 06 May 2024 15:28:58 -0000

    Meet Brigitte Jünger, awarded the 3rd prize in the 2023 Piazza Grande Religion Journalism Award, in a conversation with Jelena Jorgačević, IARJ vice-chair.

  11. IARJ News: Government restrictions on the rise, Pew Research Center finds

    Fri, 26 Apr 2024 21:40:15 -0000

    Government restrictions on religion have increased, says Pew Research Center's 14th annual analysis of such restrictions.

  12. IARJ News: A conversation with Melanie Lidman

    Sun, 21 Apr 2024 18:58:35 -0000

    Meet Melanie Lidman, awarded the 2nd prize in the 2023 Piazza Grande Religion Journalism Award, in a conversation with Jelena Jorgačević, IARJ vice-chair.

  13. IARJ News: IARJ Author Series: White Sahibs, Brown Sahibs, by Uday Basu

    Fri, 19 Apr 2024 17:31:54 -0000

    A recent interview with Uday Basu gives insight into his new book, White Sahibs, Brown Sahibs: An Insider's Account of the Statesman.

  14. IARJ News: Deadline extended to April 28 for Piazza Grande Award

    Sun, 14 Apr 2024 17:45:56 -0000

    April 28, 2024, is the new deadline for the Piazza Grande Religion Journalism Award.

  15. IARJ News: A conversation with Amanda Coakley

    Sat, 13 Apr 2024 17:46:00 -0000

    Meet Amanda Coakley, winner of the 2023 Piazza Grande Religion Journalism Award, engaging in a conversation with Jelena Jorgačević, IARJ vice-chair.

  16. Resource: Research on media challenges in covering religion

    Fri, 29 Mar 2024 16:24:18 -0000

    The IARJ is recommending to journalists a ground-breaking series of studies about media coverage of religion by a nonprofit coalition and the HarrisX research company.

  17. Member Profile: Sofia Karekla

    Fri, 06 Oct 2023 01:36:18 -0000

    Journalist Greece About Sofia Karekla is a doctoral candidate at the Department of Journalism and Mass Media at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where she completed her first and second degrees, specializing in Journalism and New Communications Media. Her PhD concerns the relation between Church and the Media. Since 2005, she has worked as a […]

  18. Member Profile: Priyadarshini Sen

    Fri, 06 Oct 2023 01:36:18 -0000

    Independent Journalist India About Priyadarshini Sen is an Independent Journalist based in Delhi. She’s traveled widely across India, Asia, United States, Europe and North Africa to report on religion, politics, social justice, human rights, and environment.She reports in English and publishes with various US-based and Indian media. Religion is critical to understanding people’s lives. It’s […]

  19. Member Profile: Gordon Haber

    Fri, 06 Oct 2023 01:36:18 -0000

    Writer and Editor United States About Gordon Haber writes about religion and culture. His byline has appeared in The Forward, Religion Dispatches, and Religion & Politics. Currently he edits the CANVAS Compendium, a newsletter on Jewish arts and culture. His awards include a MacDowell residency and a Fulbright fellowship to Poland. He reports in English. […]

  20. Member Profile: David Crumm

    Fri, 06 Oct 2023 01:36:18 -0000

    Editor of Front Edge Publishing and ReadTheSpirit.com magazine United States About David Crumm is a veteran journalist. Work

  21. Resource: Primer on Islam: the many faces of Islam

    Fri, 06 Oct 2023 01:20:01 -0000

    Islam, with its 1.5 billion Muslims globally is the second largest of the world’s religions. Like Christianity, Islam has spread throughout much of the world and thus today is both an Eastern and Western religion. Islam is not only the second largest of the world’s religions, but also the second largest religion in Europe and […]

  22. Resource: Primer on religious freedom and global conflict: a review of the evidence

    Fri, 06 Oct 2023 01:20:01 -0000

    Religious Freedoms in the Global Context Despite being labeled as the orphan of human rights in the 1990s, religious freedom was one of the first rights to be recognized under international law. Even today a review of formal international and national documents on religion suggests that governments and the international community recognize the position of […]

  23. Resource: Reporting on conflict in the digital age

    Fri, 06 Oct 2023 01:20:01 -0000

    Some of the first reports on the Norway massacre fueled speculation Muslims were responsible. Later reports described the perpetrator as a Christian terrorist or a Christian fundamentalist. Grisly images of the corpse of Moammar Gaddafi quickly made their way on to the websites of mainstream media outlets throughout the world. Some media tried to increase […]

  24. Resource: Tips for writing compelling religion stories

    Fri, 06 Oct 2023 01:20:01 -0000

    As the options for obtaining news multiply, what separates one newspaper or one website or one television station from another is the quality and interest of the stories they tell. All of the technological opportunities offered by new media come to nothing if outlets do not have content that is meaningful to readers. Journalists who […]

  25. Resource: Writing on religion in the digital age

    Fri, 06 Oct 2023 01:20:01 -0000

    Veteran religion writer David Briggs shares basic principles for reporting in the digital age.

  26. Resource: Pew Research Center tackles ‘Measuring Religion in China’

    Fri, 06 Oct 2023 01:20:01 -0000

    How Pew Research is trying to provide accurate data on China.

  27. Resource: ARDA lets us compare religion nation by nation

    Wed, 13 Sep 2023 01:20:01 -0000

    ARDA's World Religion database is a powerful tool for comparing the religious populations of nations worldwide.