Covering faith: How journalists can build trust in their community, webinar on Friday, June 24 at 11:30 a.m.
More than 75% of Americans say religion is an important part of their lives. How do these Americans see themselves and their faith reflected in news coverage? What does reporting on faith get right and wrong? How do editors and reporters think about who they’re reaching with these stories and who they’ve lost? And how might this coverage build trust in journalism among communities who have been historically misrepresented?
A virtual program of the National Press Club's Journalism Institute plans to explore these questions on Friday, June 24, at 11:30 a.m. ET.
Registration is open for this program,
Participants are expected to learn:
- How journalists of faith navigate challenges from inside their newsrooms and from inside their faith communities
- Whose faith is centered in coverage and whose is marginalized, mischaracterized, or misunderstood
- Which best practices can help extend our community’s understanding of itself
The program also plans to make suggestions for covering people of faith and faith practices in ways that broaden reach and build credible connections in the communities journalists serve.
Panelists include:
- Dawn Araujo-Hawkins, news editor at Christian Century; vice president at Religion News Association
- Alison Bethel, vice president of corps excellence at Report for America
- Sarah Breger, editor at Moment Magazine
- McKay Coppins, staff writer at The Atlantic
- Richard Flory, executive director at USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture
- Aysha Khan, journalist and Harvard Divinity School student
- Holly Meyer, religion news editor at The Associated Press
- Bill Mitchell, publisher, CEO, and president at the National Catholic Reporter
- Paul O’Donnell, editor-in-chief at Religion News Service
The conversation is scheduled to be moderated by Julie Moos, the Institute’s executive director, and is supported by an operational grant from the Deseret Management Corporation.