Spirituality, Religion + Atheism
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Resources
Recommended
- Reporting on Religion Toolkit | Awareness in Reporting
Atheism
- An Atheists 12 Steps | An Atheists Unofficial Guide to AA
- “What Is Atheism?” | American Atheists
Islam
- Muslim Media: Shifting the Narrative | Tasmiha Khan
- Reporting Islam: International Best Practice for Journalists
- “Waj’s Top 30 Do’s and Don’ts When Covering Islam and Muslims” | Religion Communicators Council
Judaism
- Antisemitism Uncovered: A Guide to Old Myths in a New Era | Anti-Defamation League
Sikhism
- Sikhism: A Reporter’s Guide | The Sikh Coalition
Other
- Dewey Religion Browser | OCLC
- List of Religious Slurs | Wikipedia
- Religion News Association
- Religion Stylebook | Religion Newswriters Association
Articles
“The Atheist in AA Fighting to Get ‘God’ Taken Out of the 12 Steps” | Vice
“Covering American Muslims—as an American Muslim” | Nieman Reports
“Don’t Inject Your Religious Beliefs Into My Grief” | Friendly Atheist
“8 Tips to Help Journalists Cover Antisemitism—and Avoid Inadvertently Perpetuating Antisemitic Stereotypes” | The Journalist’s Resource
“Here’s Why BuzzFeed News Is No Longer Hyphenating ‘Antisemitism'” | BuzzFeed News
“Isn’t It Time We Gave Up the ‘Muslim Terrorist’ Trope in Film & Television?” | Homegrown
“‘Jew’ Isn’t a Derogatory Term. So Why Do So Many People Avoid Saying It?” | Jewish Telegraphic Agency
“Muslim Representation in the Media Must Be Improved” | Los Angeles Times
“The Name-Game Dividing the Church: What Makes a Christian ‘Evangelical’?” | Christian Today
“No Justification for Anti-Semitic Language” | InsideSources
“Once, the ‘Judeo-Christian Tradition’ United Americans. Now It Divides Them.” | The Washington Post
“‘Pagan’ a Bad Term? Unpacking Modern Terminology & Plurality of Faiths” | Patheos
“Reporting on Islam” | Nieman Reports
“Should the Quran and New Testament Come With Trigger Warnings for Jews?” | The Forward
“Six Reporting Tips for Covering Islam in America” | Journalist’s Resource
“Six Ways to Make Passover More Inclusive” | Human Rights Campaign
“The State of Antisemitism Reporting” | Jewish Currents
“This College Student Created a Way for Nonbinary People to Speak Hebrew” | Jewish Telegraphic Agency
“Top 10 Things Never to Say to Your Female Pastor” | EcoPreacher
“Was Paganism Left Out of the New AP Stylebook Religion Chapter?” | The Wild Hunt
