INTERNET RESOURCES FOR COVERING FAITH & RELIGION

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Barriers to Faith Coverage
http://www.geocities.com/faithmedia/resources/faith.html
What faith groups wish the media knew about faith.

BeliefNet
http://www.beliefnet.com/
Web site for believers has discussion groups, "ask the expert" feature.

Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life
http://www.trincoll.edu/depts/csrpl/
Publishes and archives magazine, Religion in the News.

Deities and Deadlines
http://www.fac.org/PDF/deitiesanddeadlines.PDF
Sourcebook for religion reporters can be downloaded, free.

FACS: Journalism, Religion and Public Life
http://www.facsnet.org/tools/sci_tech/biotek/phillyindex.php3
Reports of seminars, background, sources, links.

Hartford Institute for Religion Research
http://hirr.hartsem.edu/
Research site has resources, articles, directories, background.

How to Cover Religion on Any Beat
http://www.freep.com/jobspage/academy/religion.htm
Detroit Free Press checklist helps reporters through "the swamps of spirituality."

Media Guide to Islam
http://mediaguidetoislam.sfsu.edu/home/index.htm
Journalist's guide, produced by NewsWatch at San Francisco State.

ReligionLink
http://www.religionwriters.com/
Religion Newswriters Association site has backgrounders, other info.

Religion News Service
http://www.religionnews.com/
Secular news service posts daily stories, has searchable archive, backgrounders.

Religion Source
http://www.religionsource.org/aar/servlet/Login
American Academy of Religion free referral service to experts and scholars.

Religion and Ethics Newsweekly
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/
PBS site has stories, resources, calendar of events.