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Scenes from the 2017 IARJ global conference in Jakarta, focused on reporting on Asia
IARJ members and guests share images from the International Association of Religion Journalists' 2017 global conference in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Journalists from Asia gather for global IARJ conference in Jakarta, Indonesia
IARJ contributing editor Larbi Megari reports on the opening of the 2017 global conference of the International Association of Religion Journalists (IARJ)…
Global religion journalists gather with IARJ in Indonesia
IARJ Chair Douglas Todd reports on the upcoming global conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, focusing on the challenges of covering religion in this complex region of the world. Most…
IARJ@work: IARJ co-founder part of Pulitzer-winning investigative team
Peggy Fletcher Stack, religion writer for The Salt Lake Tribune and a founding member of the International Association of Religion Journalists, was part of the…
Global Plus: Sharia
For hundreds of millions of Muslims, Sharia is a way or a path to divine understanding that enables human beings to reach their full potential. So why does so much public conversation about “sharia” or “sharia…
IARJ Forum: Why does the IARJ matter in today’s world?
Marking our fifth anniversary as a worldwide organization, our web team invited some active members to respond in this Forum format to the question: “Why does the International…
IARJ Forum: What religion news stories are under-reported?
The IARJ’s mission is to offer online tips and news of interest to professional journalists—as well as online and in-person opportunities for staff development through annual…
IARJ @WORK: Ohio University journalism students welcome IARJ expertise
IARJ's members are active in journalism training. In the latest IARJ @ Work, co-managing director Elisa Di Benedetto describes her participation in the training program…
IARJ @ Work: Bhavya Srivastava at KAICIID Forum in Vienna
This series of occasional news items, IARJ @ Work, highlights the many ways our members are active around the world. In this item, India's Bhavya Srivastava describes his…
Global Plus: The nonreligious in the world today
Who are the nonreligious? Depending on how they are counted, the nonreligious today may be considered the world’s third largest ‘religion,’ trailing only Christianity and Islam. They…