ABSTRACT

The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Journalism is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, challenges, past and present global issues and debates in this exciting subject. The first collection of its kind, this volume comprises over 25 chapters by a team of international contributors. This Handbook is divided into five parts, each taking global developments in the field into account:

  • Theoretical Reflections
  • Power and Authority
  • Conflict, Radicalization and Populism
  • Dialogue and Peacebuilding
  • Trends

Within these sections, central issues, debates and developments are examined, including religious and secular press; ethics; globalization; gender; datafication; differentiation; journalistic religious literacy; race and religious extremism.

This volume is essential reading for students and researchers in journalism and religious studies. This Handbook will also be very useful for those in related fields, such as sociology, communication studies, media studies and area studies.

Introduction  1. Religion and Journalism: The Global View  Part 1: Theoretical Reflections  2. Reporting Refugees: The Theory and Practice of Developing Journalistic Religious Literacy  3. Religion and Journalism under Secularization  4. The Role and Function of Journalism for Religious Organizations  5. Gender, Religion and the Press in Scandinavia  Part 2: Power and Authority  6. Race, Religion and the News: The Reagan Administration and the Fairness Issue  7. The Negotiation of Religious Authorities in European Journalism  8. From Good Press to Fake News: Who’s Got the Word? Religion, Authority and Journalism in Brazil  9. Asian Media: A Pillar of Religious Authority?  10. Religion and Journalism in Ghanian News Media  11. Gender, Religion and News Media in Africa  Part 3: Conflict, Radicalization and Populism  12. Reporting the Divided Soul of the Nation: Religion and Politics in American News Media  13. Media Visibility of Religion and Conflict in the Digital Age  14. Gender, Religion and New Medias in Latin America  15. Shukura: Gratitude, Faith and the Unlikely Relationship Between Gender, Religion and Journalism in Brazil  16. Journalism and the Rise of Hindu Extremism: Reporting Religion in a Post-Truth Era  17. Radical Others and Ethical Selves: Religion in African Journalism  Part 4: Dialogue and Peacebuilding  18. Ethics, Religion, and Journalism in the USA: Their Roles within Political Dialogue and the Peacemaking Process  19. Peace versus Conflict-Journalism in Poland: Representation of Islam, Muslims and Refugees by Progressive and Right-Wing Polish Media  20. Journalism, Religious Intolerance and Violence in Brazil  21. Reporting Religions with Chinese Characteristics: Sinicizing Religious Faith, Securitizing News Media  22. Religious Peacebuilding in Zimbabwe: The Role of the Printing Press  Part 5: Trends  23. (De)Differentiation and Religion in Digital News  24. Differentiation: When More Sometimes Means Less  25. Globalization as a Trend for Journalism: Researchers’ Perspectives  26. Religion and Journalism in a Globalized World: A Journalist’s Perspective  27. Religious Datafication: Platforms, Practices and Power  28. Datafication as a Trend for Journalism: a Journalist’s Perspective