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  • 18 Apr 2010
    Religion and media development closely interrelated, say experts

    The media is an important vehicle for religion, but also challenges its inbuilt authority structures, said a range of experts on the interaction of the two meeting in Chicago recently.

  • 18 Feb 2010
    Madagascan church leader says freed journalists may face trial

    The president of the Madagascar's largest Protestant church has welcomed the release of two imprisoned church radio journalists, but warned they still face trial for allegedly colluding in an army mutiny.

  • 13 Feb 2010
    The Independent on "the ignored Gospel"

    The Independent's leading article the day the Synod completed its business is alive to the dynamic of the Gospel message and the contradictions of Christianity in a way that some within the household struggle to see, and importantly it is more than just critique. It is a proposal for an alternative path.

  • 25 Jan 2010
    The Pat Robertson media paradox?

    Some see the decline in the impact of mainstream religion as meaning people in the US have no interest in religion. That is not so, says Martin Marty, and the case of Pat Robertson proves the point. The attention he gets is less of a paradox than some think.

  • 15 Oct 2009
    Writing peace out of the script
  • 9 Oct 2009
    Religion in the news brings media and faith representatives together

    A major gathering on religion and the media - aimed at journalists, press associations, faith representatives and academics - takes place in Windsor this weekend.

  • 31 May 2009
    Truthfulness, speech and wise silence

    A a simple integrity can rebuke our culture's debased and profligate way with words, say Jill Segger. Restraint in communication is counter-cultural. Humanity is wisest when it recognises the best words as those taking flesh rather than fury.

  • 6 Apr 2009
    Uncertain future for religion reporting in the USA

    News coverage of the religious landscape in the United States has in recent years gained visibility because of increased interest in issues related to religion but now faces an uncertain future.

  • 9 Mar 2009
    'War without witnesses' in Sri Lanka condemned by Amnesty

    Amnesty International has called on the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels to stop the continuing harassment of journalists and media workers as they try to report the conflict there.

  • 11 Sep 2008
    British human rights activist trapped in the Gaza strip

    Human rights activist and journalist Lauren Booth has been trapped illegally in the Gaza strip as a result of a legal campaign calling for an end to the Israeli government blockade there, say Palestinian activists.