The deadline is looming for UPIU’s latest freelance student reporting contest, which is seeking pitches for stories focused in some manner on religion. As the contest intro mentions, “Religion has been a major topic in the news lately. Religious tensions underlie many of the simmering conflicts in Africa and the Middle East. Questions about women in leadership, homosexuality in church, and other ticklish topics led the headlines in 2011.”
Posts Tagged ‘religion’
Student Press Tackles Religion: Prayer, Finding Faith, Monastic Living & Church-State Separation
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, tagged Buddhism, Christianity, College, Islam, Prayer, religion on January 20, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Daily Princetonian Series Examines Professors’ Religious Faiths (Princeton University)
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, tagged College, Daily Princetonian, Journalism, Princeton University, religion on December 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Late last semester, The Daily Princetonian ran an interesting six-part series– not of stories but conversations. It is worth a look. Each conversation occurs between colleagues, a Princeton University politics professor speaking to fellow profs. whose beliefs fall under various religious tenets.
2011 Year in Review: Top News Stories, Tweets, Search Terms, Baby Names
Posted in Journalism, New Media, Story Ideas, tagged Baby, Bing, celebrity, Facebook, Huffington Post, Kardashian, religion, Sports Illustrated, Time Magazine, Twitter on December 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
While December may argue about being given short shrift, the year in review bonanza has begun in earnest. Lists are being unveiled ranking the top news stories, sports stories, religion stories, style trends, scandals, tweets, search terms, and baby names, along with the most shared stories on Facebook.
