Religion Dispatches

American magazine covering religion

Religion Dispatches

Executive Editor| Evan Derkacz
Former editors| Lisa Webster
Categories| Religion, online magazine
Frequency| Daily
Founder| Gary Laderman, Linell Cady, and Evan Derkacz
First issue| 2007 (2007)
Website| www.religiondispatches.org

Religion Dispatches is a secular daily non-profit online magazine covering religion, politics, and culture. RD covers topics of religious thought, past and present, that underwrite social structures (with a special focus on inequality and injustice).

It was founded in 2007.[1][2] The founders were Gary Laderman, a religion studies scholar from Emory University; Linell Cady, a religion studies scholar from Arizona State University; and Evan Derkacz, a journalist who formerly wrote for AlterNet.[3] Lisa Webster, an editor and religion scholar, joined Evan as co-editor just before the magazine's launch in February 2008.

RD has won three Religion Newswriters Association (RNA) awards for Excellence in Religion Commentary and Analysis, a Wilbur Award for outstanding work by secular communicators on religion, and a Science for Religion Writers award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).[4][5][6][7] The website was also recognized as an official Nominee for Webby Awards in the Religion & Spirituality category for the 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015 Webby Awards, and as an official Honoree for Best Editorial Writing in 2016 and 2017.[8][9]

Religion Dispatches is currently a publication of Political Research Associates. Before that it was located at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism's website from 2013 to 2018 during which time Diane Winston, chairman of Media and Religion at USC, headed the publication.[10][11]

## References

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1. ^ "A Broader Public: Writing on Religion for a Secular Audience – A Week with Religion Dispatches’ Editors and Author Elizabeth Drescher" Archived 2014-03-25 at the Wayback Machine. Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical & Cultural Research. 2014.
2. ^ Drescher, Elizabeth. "As Religion Dispatches Turns" Archived 2014-03-25 at the Wayback Machine. ElizabethDrescher.com. June 2, 2013.
3. ^ Jeff Sharlet (Feb 7, 2008). "Religion Dispatches". The Revealer. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04.
4. ^ "2016 RNA Contest Winners - Religion News Association & Foundation". www.rna.org. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
5. ^ "2015 RNA Contest Winners - Religion News Association & Foundation". www.rna.org. Archived from the original on 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
6. ^ "2016 Wilbur Award Winners (PDF)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
7. ^ "Writers, Broadcasters to Receive 'Science for Religion Reporters' Award". AAAS - The World's Largest General Scientific Society. 2016-01-04. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
8. ^ Religion & Spirituality: Nominees Archived 2013-11-28 at the Wayback Machine. 2011 Webby Awards. Webby Awards.
9. ^ Religion & Spirituality: Nominees Archived 2014-03-25 at the Wayback Machine. 2012 Webby Awards. Webby Awards.
10. ^ Washington, Arlene. "Religion Dispatches Finds New Home at USC Annenberg" Archived 2014-03-25 at the Wayback Machine. USC Annenberg News. October 2, 2013.
11. ^ "Moving Day: A Note from the Publisher". 2 January 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

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