Guides to Writing About Religion

Covering Religion in Canada: Veteran Canadian religion editor Bob Harvey describes how reporters might best cover the religion beat in Canada.

Covering Religion in the 21st Century: Resources for journalists, journalism educators and students from the Knight Chair in Media and Religion at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication.

Frequently Asked Questions: Veteran newswriters address issues journalists may confront in writing about religion. Available free online or in print from the Religion Newswriters Association.

New Religion Beat Reporter: Just switched to the religion beat? "Deities and Deadlines: A Primer on Religion News Coverage" by John Dart is a succinct, 50-page introduction to the beat including resources and common pitfalls.

Religion on the International News Agenda: This free 142-page downloadable book is available from the The Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn.

"Reporting News About Religion: An Introduction for Journalists": This 220-page paperback from Judith Buddenbaum explains how to recognize religion news, choose and use sources, write stories and more.

"Reporting on Religion: A Primer on Journalism's Best Beat": This free 97-page downloadable booklet, written by Diane Connolly and edited by Debra Mason, is available from the Religion Newswriters Association.

"Reporting on Religion 2: A Stylebook on Journalism's Best Beat": Available online from the Religion Newswriters Association, "an easy-to-use, authoritative guide created for journalists who report on religion in the mainstream media."

Story Ideas: a biweekly email, called ReligionLink, from the Religion Newswriters Association.