Category Archives: The Headlines

J.J. Goldberg, editor in chief of The Forward, a national newsweekly that covers the politics and culture of the Middle East and the Jewish world, discusses Mideast politics, “the Jewish lobby,” and the media

During the centennial celebration of the birth of Pentecostalism in Los Angeles, academic experts briefed the press on the social and political implications of believers worldwide “moved by the spirit.” Co-sponsored by The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life … Continue reading →

Two dozen African and Asian journalists, participating in the Edward R. Murrow Journalism Fellows Program, convened at the Masjid Omar ibn Al-Khattab to hear about the coverage of religion and public life in the United States. Organized with help from … Continue reading →

Tanya Erzen, assistant professor in the Department of Comparative Studies at Ohio State University and author of Straight to Jesus: Sexual and Christian Conversions in the Ex-Gay Movement (UC Press, June 2006), discusses media coverage and policy implications of the … Continue reading →

Stewart Hoover and Diane Winston convened a national meeting of journalists, communication scholars and American religious historians to discuss re-envisioning religion coverage for the 21st century. Co-sponsored by the Resource Center for Media, Religion and Culture at the University of … Continue reading →

USC Annenberg School for Communication Dean Geoffrey Cowan hosted a roundtable discussion with Diane Winston, Ben Barber and Shakeel Syed to discuss the Danish editorial cartoons that sparked violent demonstrations across the Muslim . Watch the video of this event.

An in-depth tutorial for journalists from nationwide media outlets, Covering Islam and Muslims in America investigates issues affecting American Muslims today: gender and family, American Islamic law, racial and ethnic diversity in the U.S., political action, human rights and the … Continue reading →

Laurie Brand, Steve Lamy, and Jack Miles join historians, international relations experts, and theologians to consider the challenges and opportunities that face Pope Benedict XVI in the international arena. Papers from this conference are being compiled for publication. Co-sponsors: USC … Continue reading →

The roundtable discussion featured one of Egypt's foremost human rights activists, Saad Eddin Ibrahim of the American University in Cairo, discussing U.S. engagement with Islamism as a potential path toward greater democratization in the Middle East. Co-sponsors: the Pacific Council … Continue reading →

Diane Winston hosted a three-member panel of experts who spoke on the media's portrayal of Muslims and deconstructed the role of religion in movies, using Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven as a springboard for the discussion.  . The event was … Continue reading →