Journalists ‘tiptoe through land mines’ of reporting on religious freedom at RNS event in D.C.
Brian Pellot | Apr 18, 2014
Journalists and media experts discussed the red lines they face covering religion and religious freedom in China, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Denmark and further afield during Journalism Between Red Lines: Covering Religion and Religious Freedom in a World of Conflict, an RNS/Newseum event at the Knight Conference Center in Washington, D.C., on April 9.
I kicked things off with two questions: “What do legal, social, political and in many cases economic constraints mean for how religion is covered around the world? And how are reporters writing, broadcasting and blogging between these red lines?”
Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett, vice chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, moderated the night’s discussion.
“What religion reporters face today are two key facts,” she said. “On the one hand, for billions of people, religion matters. Yet for many of these same people, governments or societies significantly restrict religious practice.”
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