Rewire News Group

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Launched2006;16 years ago (2006)

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. [3]

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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. As of 2018, 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, [7] The Breach, [7] and What Else Happened. [7]

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]

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  2. ↑ Grinapol, Corinne (25 November 2015). "RH Reality Check Grows Staff". Adweek. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
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  4. ↑ "About Us". RH Reality Check. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Staff". Rewire.News. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  6. ↑ "Boom! Lawyered – A New Podcast from Rewire News". podcasternews.com. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)". Rewire.News. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  8. ↑ "Moving Right Along: A Note to Readers". Religion Dispatches. 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  9. ↑ "A Broader Public: Writing on Religion for a Secular Audience – A Week with Religion Dispatches’ Editors and Author Elizabeth Drescher". Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical & Cultural Research. 2014.
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  17. ↑ Religion & Spirituality: Nominees. 2012 Webby Awards. Webby Awards.
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