Spiritual news: reporting religion around the world
New York et al.:
Peter Lang
(2018), vii, 418 pp., index
ISBN 978-1-4331-2862-2
"The media's coverage of religion is an important question, given the central role which news media play in ensuring that people are up-to-date with religion news developments. The book examines it in different countries. After an introductory section looking at trends in religion news in print, on-line journalism, and as a subject of foreign news, the book surveys religion reporting in five key countries: USA, Russia, India, China, & Nigeria. The book then looks at media events through the cases of the election of Pope Francis, and the death of rabbis. The book addresses the question of the influence of religion reporting in politics; the impact of religion reporting upon religious identity; and the role of social media - through looking at case studies in France, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and Israel." (Publisher)
Contents
A. INTRODUCTION
Introduction: Religion News in the Twenty-First Century / Yoel Cohen, 3
1 Religion and the News in the Age of Media Change / Stewart Hoover, 15
B. NEWSGATHERING
2 Foreign News: The 'Religion Story' / Joyce Smith, 33
3 The Religion Reporter / Yoel Cohen, 53
4 The Vaticanologists: Covering the Holy See / Miriam Diez Bosch, 77
5 Digital Futures of Religion Journalism / Tim Hutchings, 91
C. REGIONAL PATTERNS
6 Convergence, Digital Media, and the Paradigm Shift in Religion News in the United States / Daniel A. Stout, 111
7 Religion and News Media in Post-Soviet Russia / Victor Khroul, 125
8 Religious Exclusivism and Roman Catholicism in the Brazilian News Media / Magali do Nascimento Cunha, 141
9 Development Journalism and Religion Reporting: The Nigerian Case / Walter C. Ihejirika, Andrew D. Dewan, 165
10 Reporting Religion in Indian News Media: Hindu Nationalism, 'Reconversions' and the Secular State / Keval J. Kumar, 179
11 Media and Religion in China: Publicizing Gods Under Atheistic Governance / Qingjiang Yao, Zhaoxi Liu, 199
D. MEDIA EVENTS
12 Habemus Papam: Pope Francis' Election as a Religious Media Event / Giulia Evolvi, 219
13 The Argument of Force Versus the Force of Argument: The Charlie Hebdo Terrorist Attack as a Global Meta Event / Leo Eko, 237
E. THE NFLUENCE OF RELIGION REPORTING
14 Religious Ideologies and News Ethics: The Case of Saudi Arabia / Noha Mellor, 267
15 Sinners or Alternative Identities? Contrasting Discourses on LGBT Communities in Two Malaysian Dailies / Haryati Abdul Karim, 283
16 Holy Days, News Media, and Religious Identity: A Case Study in Jewish Holy Days and the Israeli Press and News Websites / Yoel Cohen, 303
F. THE IMPACT OF NEW MEDIA UPON RELIGION
17 The Catholic Church and Twitter / Daniel Arasa, Lorenzo Cantoni, Juan Narbona, 325
18 Religion, Social Media and Societal Changes: The Case of "Marriage for All" in France / Christian Bourret, Karim Fraoua, 347
19 Internet News, Media Technologies, and Islam: The Case of Shafaqna / Babak Rahimi, 367
Introduction: Religion News in the Twenty-First Century / Yoel Cohen, 3
1 Religion and the News in the Age of Media Change / Stewart Hoover, 15
B. NEWSGATHERING
2 Foreign News: The 'Religion Story' / Joyce Smith, 33
3 The Religion Reporter / Yoel Cohen, 53
4 The Vaticanologists: Covering the Holy See / Miriam Diez Bosch, 77
5 Digital Futures of Religion Journalism / Tim Hutchings, 91
C. REGIONAL PATTERNS
6 Convergence, Digital Media, and the Paradigm Shift in Religion News in the United States / Daniel A. Stout, 111
7 Religion and News Media in Post-Soviet Russia / Victor Khroul, 125
8 Religious Exclusivism and Roman Catholicism in the Brazilian News Media / Magali do Nascimento Cunha, 141
9 Development Journalism and Religion Reporting: The Nigerian Case / Walter C. Ihejirika, Andrew D. Dewan, 165
10 Reporting Religion in Indian News Media: Hindu Nationalism, 'Reconversions' and the Secular State / Keval J. Kumar, 179
11 Media and Religion in China: Publicizing Gods Under Atheistic Governance / Qingjiang Yao, Zhaoxi Liu, 199
D. MEDIA EVENTS
12 Habemus Papam: Pope Francis' Election as a Religious Media Event / Giulia Evolvi, 219
13 The Argument of Force Versus the Force of Argument: The Charlie Hebdo Terrorist Attack as a Global Meta Event / Leo Eko, 237
E. THE NFLUENCE OF RELIGION REPORTING
14 Religious Ideologies and News Ethics: The Case of Saudi Arabia / Noha Mellor, 267
15 Sinners or Alternative Identities? Contrasting Discourses on LGBT Communities in Two Malaysian Dailies / Haryati Abdul Karim, 283
16 Holy Days, News Media, and Religious Identity: A Case Study in Jewish Holy Days and the Israeli Press and News Websites / Yoel Cohen, 303
F. THE IMPACT OF NEW MEDIA UPON RELIGION
17 The Catholic Church and Twitter / Daniel Arasa, Lorenzo Cantoni, Juan Narbona, 325
18 Religion, Social Media and Societal Changes: The Case of "Marriage for All" in France / Christian Bourret, Karim Fraoua, 347
19 Internet News, Media Technologies, and Islam: The Case of Shafaqna / Babak Rahimi, 367
