Latest Article
Journalism and Religion in Latin America: Journalists Share Challenges, Rewards
It was an eye-opening experience to gather in Brazil in the fall of 2013 with more than 20 of Latin America’s leading religion journalists and scholars…
Articles
IARJ Conference on Journalism and Religion receives global coverage
Courageous reporters taking on powerful religious groups and drug dealers to do excellent religion journalism. The increasing mix of religion and politics in Latin America…
How reporting on minority faiths can make all the difference
A multitude of international studies show that respect for religious diversity has the greatest potential for peace and that the stories journalists tell about minority religions…
Improve your coverage of religion, join the ICFJ’s 6-week online course
Join a select group of journalists from across the world as they share their insights, resources and strategies for reporting on religion and politics via a six-week…
IARJ promotes global religion journalism at Columbia, Yale, Instituto Cervantes
In its effort to promote contemporary issues in international religion reporting, members of the IARJ's Board of Directors held several seminars in November…
Spotlight on Endy Bayuni from Indonesia
Endy Bayuni, Senior Editor at the Jakarta Post, has reported extensively on the complex mosaic of interfaith relations in Indonesia for more than ten years. Here he shares his insights into the…
Spotlight on: Peggy Fletcher Stack from the US
For 21 years, Peggy Fletcher Stack has covered religious issues for The Salt Lake Tribune. She says religious reporting touches all the important topics – values, ethics, communities…
Amid violent protests and provocative films, religion journalists find understanding
Recent events such as the release of a crude anti-Islamic film made by extremists was associated with violent actions by extremists in other parts of the…
Global reporters launch international association of religion journalists
Please join your colleagues in the joyous task of spreading the news about the world’s first international body of religion journalists providing editors, reporters…
Course on international coverage of gender, health, education and religion
“International Coverage of Gender, Health, Education and Religion," a six-week seminar offered by the International Center for Journalists from September 24 to…