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\"511pSmiJEBL._SX342_BO1,204,203,200_\"<\/a>Whether the issue is the rise of religiously inspired terrorism, the importance of faith based NGOs in global relief and development, or campaigning for evangelical voters in the U.S., religion proliferates in our newspapers and magazines, on our radios and televisions, on our computer screens and, increasingly, our mobile devices. Americans who assumed society was becoming more and more secular have been surprised by religions’ rising visibility and central role in current events. Yet this is hardly new: the history of American journalism has deep religious roots, and religion has long been part of the news mix.<\/p>\n

Providing a wide-ranging examination of how religion interacts with the news by applying the insights of history, sociology, and cultural studies to an analysis of media, faith, and the points at which they meet, The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the American News Media <\/em>is the go-to volume for both secular and religious journalists and journalism educators, scholars in media studies, journalism studies, religious studies, and American studies. Divided into five sections, this handbook explores the historical relationship between religion and journalism in the USA, how religion is covered in different media, how different religions are reported on, the main narratives of religion coverage, and the religious press.<\/p>\n

CRCC University Fellow Diane Winston<\/strong> edited the book. Senior Director or Research and Evaluation Richard Flory <\/strong> is the author of the chapter titled, “A New Religion for Modern Times: American Journalism and Religion, 1870-1930.” CRCC Senior Writer Nick Street<\/strong> is the author of the chapter, \u201cAmerican Press Coverage of Buddhism from the 1870s to the Present.\u201d<\/p>\n

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