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Religion Newswriters Board of Directors

Religion Newswriters is governed by a board of members elected for three-year terms. Officers serve one-year terms.

PRESIDENT
Kevin Eckstrom
Religion News Service

VICE PRESIDENT
Steve Maynard
The News Tribune

VICE PRESIDENT
Robert Mong
The Dallas Morning News

SECRETARY-TREASURER
Jeff Sheler
Freelance journalist

BOARD MEMBERS
Adelle Banks
Religion News Service

Jason DeRose
National Public Radio

Eric Gorski
The Associated Press

Cathy Grossman
USA TODAY

Charles Honey
The Grand Rapids Press

Bruce Nolan
The Times-Picayune

Ann Rodgers
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Yonat Shimron
The News & Observer

Jerry Warren
Former editor,
The San Diego Union-Tribune

ADVISORY BOARD

CHAIRMAN
Charles Overby
Freedom Forum

Jimmy R. Allen

Former President
Southern Baptist Convention

Russell Chandler
Creative Communications
Los Angeles Times,
former religion writer

George Gallup Jr.
The George H. Gallup
International Institute

Deborah Howell
The Washington Post


Ken Paulson
USA TODAY

David Shribman

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pamela Thompson
John Templeton Foundation

 


Past RNA Presidents
2007–09 Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service
2005–07 Yonat Shimron, The News & Observer
2003-05 Jeffery Sheler, Contributing Editor, U.S. News & World Report
2002-03 Sandi Dolbee, The San Diego Union-Tribune
2000-02 David Briggs, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer
1998-00 Gayle White, The Atlanta-Journal Constitution
1996-98 Cecile Holmes, Houston Chronicle
1994-96 Richard Dujardin, Providence Journal-Bulletin
1992-94 Jim Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
1990-92 John dart, Los Angeles Times
1988-90 Ed Briggs, Richmond Times-Dispatch
1986-88 Helen Parmley, The Dallas Morning News
1984-86 Louis Moore, Huston Chronicle
1982-84 Russell Chandler, Los Angeles Times
1980-82 Ben Kaufman, The Cincinnati Enquirer
1978-80 Marjorie Hyer, The Washington Post
1976-78 William A. Reed, The (Nashville) Tennessean
1974-76 Richard Ostling, Time
1972-74 Bill Folger, Buffalo Courier-Express
1969-72 Hiley Ward, Detroit Free Press (Filled out unexpired term of predecessor)
1968-69 Jame Hume, Cleveland Press (Died in office)
1966-68 David Runge, the Milwaukee Journal
1964-66 Harold Schachern, Detroit News
1962-64 Willmar Thorkelson, Minneapolis Star
1960-62 Richard Philbrick, Chicago Tribune
1958-60 Richard Wagner, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer
1956-58 Casper Nannes, Washington Star
1954-56 Robert Whitaker, Providence Journal-Bulletin
1951-54 George Dugan, The New York Times
1949-51 Frank Stewart, Cleveland Press

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Religion Newswriters presents a guide to the basics of reporting on religion, including important resources and advice about potential pitfalls. Faith and ethics intersect with every topic journalists cover these days. This guide will help veteran journalists, rookies, radio and television reporters and online media providers add insight, balance and context to their stories.

THE BASICS
  What is religion news?
The case for covering religion
The case for religion specialists
Trends in religion news
What about religion on other beats?
Do you need to be religious to report on religion?
Who makes a great religion journalist?

BEST PRACTICES
  Finding the right tools
Get oriented
Get out
Preaching, teaching & proselytizing
Getting titles right
Redefine the religion beat
Rely on people power
Report news and nuance
Remain calm amid conflict
Embrace diversity
Judge not, lest ye be judged
It's a miracle!
Sharpen your pencils
Columns and the brave new world of blogging

RESOURCES
  Numbers
Experts
Web sites
Books and yearbooks

A ROUNDUP OF RELIGIONS
The world’s largest belief systems

The big three
  Christianity
  Roman Catholics
Evangelicals
Mainline Protestants
Pentecostals
Orthodox
African-American
Hispanic
Asian
Judaism
Islam
Beyond the big three
  Hinduism
Buddhism
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Sikhism
New Religious Movements
Visiting places of worship

RELIGION OUTSIDE THE BOX
  Spirituality
Ethics and values
Interfaith efforts
Religion in the public square

ISSUES FOR REPORTERS
AND EDITORS
  Revealing personal beliefs
Reporting on people you disagree with
Conflicts of interest
Ethics


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