"Helping journalists cover religion with balance, accuracy and insight." RNA
The Religion Newswriters Association is a non-profit trade association founded in 1949 to advance the professional standards of religion reporting in the secular press as well as to create a support network for religion reporters. RNA strives to help improve and encourage religion writing excellence in the secular press.
The organization prides itself on its network of experienced religion journalists in the print and broadcast media, as well as its member support through its educational annual conference and online tools for journalists.
RNA's Mission
To promote excellence in religion reporting in the news media.
RNA's Vision
RNA will achieve its mission by providing education and other resources for its members by raising awareness of the importance of religion coverage in the secular media.
Free Guide to reporting on religion
The Religion Newswriters present 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. Download the guide as a pdf.
The guide includes:
• 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?
The Religion Newswriters Association is a non-profit trade association founded in 1949 to advance the professional standards of religion reporting in the secular press as well as to create a support network for religion reporters. RNA strives to help improve and encourage religion writing excellence in the secular press.The organization prides itself on its network of experienced religion journalists in the print and broadcast media, as well as its member support through its educational annual conference and online tools for journalists.
RNA's Mission
To promote excellence in religion reporting in the news media.
RNA's Vision
RNA will achieve its mission by providing education and other resources for its members by raising awareness of the importance of religion coverage in the secular media.
Free Guide to reporting on religion
The Religion Newswriters present 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. Download the guide as a pdf.
The guide includes:
• 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?
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Other RNA links:
Religion Stylebook is an easy-to-use authoritative guide created for journalists who report on religion in the mainstream media. It includes entries on the major religions, denominations and religious organizations journalists often encounter; preferred spellings, capitalizations, some definitions and usage guidelines for religious terms; accurate titles for religious leaders in different traditions; selected pronunciation guides; entries on terms used in stories on current topics in the news, such as abortion and homosexuality; and entries on religion terms that are not included in The Associated Press Stylebook.
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Religion Headlines: You'll find the daily digest with summaries of these headlines here. You can search the headlines archives using the special search box.
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Religion story ideas and sources: In depth archive of relevant religious and contemporary issues
