"As the war between Israel and Hamas rages on, U.S. national media is reporting on a wave of antisemitic and Islamophobic attacks here at home. Anger and violence seem to be spreading, and the Anti-Defamation League and Council on American-Islamic Relations say these incidents are surging to levels not seen in years."
"In the past few months, journalism funders have announced ambitious initiatives to address the local media crisis as the country has lost almost 2,900 newspapers, and residents in more than half of U.S. counties have no, or very limited, access to any reliable local news. Without local news, residents are more likely to be misinformed and less likely to vote. But while funders consider many worthy local journalism projects - expanded coverage of town councils, boards of education, state legislatures, and BIPOC communities - it's time to add religion to the list."
"Today, in the United States, there are only a few dozen reporters in the entire country covering religion full-time for mainstream media - locally, regionally and nationally. Back in the 1990s, there were more than 500 members of the Religion News Association, the now-74-year-old professional association for religion reporters. Many of them broke stories that were picked up on front pages across the country, and they also wrote features that put a human face on local religious leaders and congregants."
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