Category Archives: The Headlines

Is Secularism Dead? Religious Extremists, New Atheists and the Fight for America's Soul Tuesday, November 15, 201112:00pmFishbowl Chapel, University Religious CenterLunch will be provided. Jacques Berlinerblau, Director of the Program for Jewish Civilization and Associate Professor of Jewish Civilization at … Continue reading →

In the decade since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the country, our culture and the world have changed dramatically. As has journalism itself. Over the next two weeks we'll posting a special series of guest blogs that focus on how … Continue reading →

RELIGION | NEWSWRITERS invites all journalists to apply to its Lilly Scholarships in Religion Program. The scholarships give full-time journalists up to $5,000 to take college religion and spirituality courses. With religion headlines taking center stage, now is the perfect time … Continue reading →

On August 20, the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism announced the recipients of the 2011 Knight Grants for Reporting on Religion and American Public Life. Among many outstanding applications, nine projects were chosen to receive grants between $5,000 … Continue reading →

USC Annenberg's J585 Reporting on Religion class is collaborating with “On Being,” Krista Tippett's award-winning American Public Radio program, to produce stories on religion, ethnicity and coexistence in Los Angeles and in Israel-Palestine. J585 students are posting LA-based stories on … Continue reading →

One of the biggest costs of America's wars over religion is ignorance. Polls show that many Americans know little about the world's major religions, including their own. What role does the study of religion play in schools? Do the media … Continue reading →

From a parade in Tulsa changing its name and leaving out the word Christmas to allegations that a school district banned the colors red and green, some in the country, especially the media, seem determined to promote the idea that … Continue reading →

The course–“Religion, Culture and Society: Getting Beyond the Cliches”–is designed for general assignment reporters, independent journalists and others who do not primarily cover religion as a beat. It answers the need to integrate informed and intelligent writing about religion into … Continue reading →

Evan Pondel, a student in USC Annenberg's specialized journalism master's program, won first place in a nationwide religion reporting competition. Pondel received the Chandler Student Religion Reporter of the Year award at the annual meeting of the Religion Newswriters Association … Continue reading →

Thursday, September 16 at 5pm in the Annenberg Auditorium, the youngest-ever columnist for the New York Times discusses how religion really affects American life and why the media miss the story. Douthat joined the Times in April 2009. Previously, he … Continue reading →