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David Briggs receives Lifetime Achievement Award

IARJ co-founder David Briggs will be honored for his long career in covering religion by the Religion Newswriters Association (RNA) with the 2025 William A. Reed Lifetime Achievement Award on April 5 in Arlington, Virginia.

Deadline extended to May 3 for Piazza Grande Award

MAY 3, 2025, IS THE NEW DEADLINE for the Piazza Grande Religion Journalism Award, launched by the International association of Religion Journalists (IARJ) and the Fondazione per le Scienze Religiose Giovanni XXIII (FSCIRE) to encourage the best…

Tip for journalists: Ramadan is also about sharing food

Zurairi AR reports from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, about tips on covering food-related issues during Ramadan.

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Research on media challenges in covering religion

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.

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ARDA lets us compare religion nation by nation

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

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Pew Research Center tackles ‘Measuring Religion in China’

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

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Maksym Balaklytskyi

Maksym Balaklytskyi is news editor of the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Ukraine website and a YouTube blogger. He reports in Ukranian and Russian.

Hendro Munsterman

Religion Journalist and Vatican Correspondent Rome, Italy About Hendro Munsterman is a Religion journalist and Vatican correspondent in Italy, The Netherlands, and France. After having studied and taught theology and religious studies at universities in The Netherlands, Switzerland…

Elizabeth Andarge

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…

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