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The Media Project
 

Equipping journalists to cover religion

 

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We are a global network of journalists

TMP empowers journalists to provide a more profound understanding of the role of religion in public life through accurate, thorough and intellectually honest reporting. Our organization educates journalists on the importance of religion at training programs worldwide. We welcome friends from all faiths to these events. The Media Project has been a 501(c)3 registered non-profit since 2008. All donations are tax deductible. EIN: 83-0461425

Our Programs

We have trained thousands of students, journalists and faculty members around the world by hosting workshops in partnership with other NGO's, news organizations, universities and foundations. Each of our education, training and professional development program includes a focus on religion reporting and understanding. Participants receive academic credit and/or certificates. We have hosted programs in Prague, Czech Republic; Jakarta, Indonesia; Santiago, Chile; and St. Petersburg, Florida among other locations.

 
 

“I had an amazing time with incredible and loving people by my side who will go so far in the field of journalism.”

GABRIELLE KNUTSOn
EUROPEAN JOURNALISM INSTITUTE PARTICIPANT, 2018

 
 
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Journalism Outlets

We operate ReligionUnplugged.com (RUP), an award-winning online magazine, and its related podcast, video and social media channels. RUP publishes 10-15 pieces per week on religion from our TMP friends and members around the world, including news, enterprise features, commentary and analysis. RUP publishes work both by seasoned, veteran journalists and young journalists who are new to religion reporting. The platform has more than 1 million page views per year, more than 50,000 followers on social media and more than 45,000 people receive our email newsletters.

 

News

 
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The Media Project Joins Institute for Nonprofit News (INN)
The Media Project Joins Institute for Nonprofit News (INN)

As part of the growing sector of news organizations supported by philanthropy, INN will help TMP accomplish its mission of providing training, education and professional development to international journalists, particularly journalism that focuses on the role of religion in public life and in peoples’ lives.

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How The Coronavirus Led One Kenyan Journalist To Love In The Time Of Quarantine

Young journalist Carole Wambui’s path during the Coronavirus pandemic took her through unusual circumstances from Nairobi to New York to Indiana, where she found new connections that changed the course of her own life story. Ella Gibson has her story.

TMP’s Online Magazine, ReligionUnplugged.com, Honored With Numerous Awards
TMP’s Online Magazine, ReligionUnplugged.com, Honored With Numerous Awards

The Media Project’s online news magazine, ReligionUnplugged.com, has received numerous awards from several different journalism organizations for its reporting on religion news around the world since its launch in 2019.

RUP Coverage of the COVID-19 Pandemic
RUP Coverage of the COVID-19 Pandemic

For the past four months our colleagues at Religion Unplugged have covered the COVID-19 pandemic through extensive reporting from around the globe. Below is a list of over 50+ reports from RUP about the pandemic in the order they were published. Several of these stories are written by TMP faculty, board of directors and members from around the globe.

A View of COVID-19 from Around the World
A View of COVID-19 from Around the World

For TMP board members, the worldwide COVID-19 quarantine has been a time of reconnecting with family, reporting on this unprecedented story and thoughtfully considering the long-term ramifications of the pandemic for their home countries.

Arne Fjeldstad Scholarship Brings International Journalism Students to The King’s College in NYC
Arne Fjeldstad Scholarship Brings International Journalism Students to The King’s College in NYC

Carol Wambui is the fourth Arne Fjeldstad Scholar, who received a scholarship to be part of the NYC Semester in Journalism (NYCJ) at The King’s College in NYC. She is studying Journalism at the Multimedia University of Kenya. During her time at King’s in the NYCJ program, she is interning at ReligionUnplugged, an award-winning non-profit news outlet that covers religion.

The Media Project Supports Journalism Development In Lithuania
The Media Project Supports Journalism Development In Lithuania

The Media Project recently donated two laptops and helped arrange an $8,000 grant for LCC International University to create a student-run web site, iuconline.com and to develop its journalism program. LCC International University is a partner of The Media Project and also to the NYC Semester in Journalism (NYCJ) program at The King’s College in NYC. 

VettNews Launches Plans For Tool To Improve Corrections Process For Newsrooms
VettNews Launches Plans For Tool To Improve Corrections Process For Newsrooms

Entrepreneur and professor Paul Glader and his team members announced today plans to build and test a product that aims to improve the corrections process of news organizations. Their initiative is supported with a $75,000 investment from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.