Rewire News Group Explained

Rewire News Group
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Editor:Galina Espinoza

Rewire News Group (formerly Rewire and RH Reality Check) is a daily United States online news publication focused on reproductive and sexual health from a pro-choice perspective.[1] [2] [3] It also covers issues around racial, environmental, immigration, and economic justice.

The publication began as a blog in 2006 and became its own nonprofit organization in January 2012.[4] In 2016, it was renamed Rewire and in 2018 it was renamed Rewire.News., the publication is edited by Jodi Jacobson.[5] In addition to reporting news, the publication also produces several podcasts, including Boom! Lawyered,[6] [7] Choice/less, The Breach, and What Else Happened.

Religion Dispatches

In 2018, Religion Dispatches was integrated into Rewire.News as a daily vertical.[8]

Religion Dispatches was founded in 2007 as a daily non-profit online magazine covering religion, politics, and culture.[9] [10] 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.[11] Lisa Webster, an editor and religion scholar, joined Evan as co-editor just before the magazine's launch in February 2008.

RD 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).[12] [13] [14] [15] The website was also recognized as a nominee for the 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.[16] [17]

In October 2013, Religion Dispatches moved to the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism's website. Diane Winston, chairman of Media and Religion at USC, headed the publication.[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Legal Alliance Gains Host of Court Victories for Conservative Christian Movement . New York Times . 11 May 2014 . 7 March 2016 . Eckholm, Eric.
  2. Web site: RH Reality Check Grows Staff . Adweek . 25 November 2015 . 7 March 2016 . Grinapol, Corinne.
  3. Web site: About Rewire.News. Rewire.News. 2018-12-11.
  4. Web site: About Us . RH Reality Check . 7 March 2016.
  5. Web site: Staff. Rewire.News. en. 2018-12-12.
  6. Web site: Boom! Lawyered – A New Podcast from Rewire News. podcasternews.com. 26 September 2017 . 2018-12-12.
  7. Web site: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). Rewire.News. en. 2018-12-12.
  8. Web site: Moving Right Along: A Note to Readers. 2018-06-07. Religion Dispatches. en-US. 2018-12-12.
  9. http://collegevilleinstitute.org/writing-workshops/writing-workshops-2014/program-descriptions/a-broader-public-writing-on-religion-for-a-secular-audience-a-week-with-religion-dispatches-editors-and-author-elizabeth-drescher/ "A Broader Public: Writing on Religion for a Secular Audience – A Week with Religion Dispatches’ Editors and Author Elizabeth Drescher"
  10. Drescher, Elizabeth. "As Religion Dispatches Turns". ElizabethDrescher.com. June 2, 2013.
  11. Web site: Religion Dispatches. Jeff Sharlet. Jeff Sharlet (writer). The Revealer. Feb 7, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131104034545/http://therevealer.org/archives/2804. 2013-11-04.
  12. Web site: 2016 RNA Contest Winners - Religion News Association & Foundation. www.rna.org. 2017-02-15.
  13. Web site: 2015 RNA Contest Winners - Religion News Association & Foundation. www.rna.org. 2017-02-15.
  14. Web site: 2016 Wilbur Award Winners (PDF).
  15. News: Writers, Broadcasters to Receive 'Science for Religion Reporters' Award. 2016-01-04. AAAS - The World's Largest General Scientific Society. 2017-02-15. en.
  16. http://winners.webbyawards.com/2011/web/general-website/religion-spirituality Religion & Spirituality: Nominees
  17. http://winners.webbyawards.com/2012/web/general-website/religion-spirituality Religion & Spirituality: Nominees
  18. Washington, Arlene. "Religion Dispatches Finds New Home at USC Annenberg". USC Annenberg News. October 2, 2013.