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Religion on Many Platforms: Approaching Religion Reporting in an Era of Multimedia

Krueger, Margaret Christine
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1399562959

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2014, Bachelor of Science (BS), Ohio University, Journalism.
The news industry is changing to meet market demands, just as religion is growing in importance in the public sphere. As a result, religion journalism -- the secular coverage of religion, faith and values topics -- is an evolving field. This scholarly essay overviews the history of religion journalism since the 1700s, explores how religion coverage is constructed and provides original qualitative analysis on the current state of religion reporting and multimedia. With the support of the Religion Newswriters Association, the author has conducted 14 in-depth interviews with religion reporters from prominent national and international news outlets. Ultimately, the scholarship's goal is to answer the questions : How do you tell an important story about a phenomenon whose tenants are personal and unverifiable? How are reporters using technological advances in audio, video and visualization to tell an archaic story of things unseen, laden with ritual and intimacy? Upon exploring these concerns, this scholarly essay will depict the process of creating and publishing a professional project -- a hyperlocal, nonsectarian news site for students and community members of Athens, OH entitled Athens Beyond Belief.
Michael Sweeney, Dr. (Advisor)
Cary Frith, Assistant Dean (Advisor)
75 p.
Journalism; Religion
religion, reporting, religion journalism, athens beyond belief, multimedia, OU RNA, Religion Newswriters Association, religion beat, hyperlocal, professional project,

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  • Krueger, M. C. (2014). Religion on Many Platforms: Approaching Religion Reporting in an Era of Multimedia [Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1399562959

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Krueger, Margaret. Religion on Many Platforms: Approaching Religion Reporting in an Era of Multimedia . 2014. Ohio University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1399562959.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Krueger, Margaret. "Religion on Many Platforms: Approaching Religion Reporting in an Era of Multimedia ." Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1399562959

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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