The Media Project (organization)
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The Media Project, otherwise known as "TMP", is a journalism-centered nonprofit with an emphasis on religion.[1] The Media Project has been operating since 2006.[2] The main objectives of The Media Project are to maintain its network of journalists, operate several international journalism educational programs through partnerships and address religious literacy issues in the journalism industry. The leaders at The Media Project are generally Christian in their religious affiliations and moderate independent in their political positions.
History[edit]
2006–2014[edit]
- The Media Project was founded in 2006 and first directed by Rev. Dr. Arne Fjeldstad. The Media Project became a 501(c)3 organization in the U.S. in June 2008. Fjeldstad was originally a night editor at the Norwegian daily newspaper Aftenposten.[3] He was simultaneously an ordained Lutheran minister in Norway. His initial work in public speaking, conferencing and education developed The Media Project’s initial network of roughly 1,000 journalists.[4] Experts and colleagues noted Fjeldstad’s unique trait of being both an ordained reverend and a prolific journalist who enthusiastically engaged with the press.[5] Fjeldstad died from a heart attack in 2014.
2015–present[edit]
- Beginning in 2015, directorship of The Media Project passed to professor Paul Glader. Glader was a former staff writer at The Wall Street Journal.[6] Since 2015 The Media Project has hosted or co-hosted programs in Prague, Czech Republic; Jakarta, Indonesia; Santiago, Chile; and St. Petersburg, Florida. As of 2022, TMP membership has roughly 2,000 members worldwide.
- In 2019, TMP launched ReligionUnplugged.com, an online nonprofit magazine focused on news pertaining to religion, or relion-related factors in mainstream journalism.[7]
Operations[edit]
As of 2022[update], The Media Project hosts multiple annual programs and serves as parent organization to ReligionUnplugged.com. This includes the TMP Virtual Leadership Conference, the European Journalism Institute, and the Latin American Journalism Institute. These are primarily educational programs on topics in journalism including religion reporting, ethics in journalism and international journalism.
Education[edit]
European Journalism Institute (EJI)[edit]
- The European Journalism Institute is a 7-day training program co-sponsored by The Fund for American Studies and hosted at Anglo-American University in Prague.[8] It is primarily intended for journalism students and early-career journalists, photojournalists, war and conflict journalists and religion journalists. The European Journalism Institute also educates on journalism ethics and general reporting acumen.[9] Faculty include David Rocks from Bloomberg News, Sean Gallup from Getty Images, Ibrahim Al-Marishi from UC San Diego and Dr. Paul Marshall from Baylor University.[10]
Networking[edit]
- The primary education and networking program hosted by The Media Project is the TMP Leadership Program at The Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida.[11] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference has been held virtually until further notice.
Journalism and other published works[edit]
- In 2019, The Media Project backed the launch of ReligionUnplugged.com, a New York-based magazine and online news publication covering religion-related topics nationally and internationally via news, features, culture, analysis and opinion pieces. It also maintains a podcast and YouTube channel. Religion Unplugged has covered mainstream stories, such as the recent civil unrest in Iran over Islamic censorship.[12] However, RUP has also published content exploring religious influences adjacent to mainstream stories, such as interviewing personal friends of George Floyd, whose death sparked the Black Lives Matter protests in the early Summer of 2020.[13]
Blind Spot: When Journalists Don't Get Religion[edit]
- Media Project board member Paul Marshall co-edited Blind Spot: When Journalists Don’t Get Religion, which was published in 2008 by Oxford University Press.[14] The text argues that religion is an integral part of public life, which causes some journalists who ignore or despise religion to lack key context for many stories and issues. The text continues to be a reflection of the Media Project’s mission and values.
Awards & Major Donors[edit]
2022[edit]
- In 2022, the Media Project's subsidiary, Religion Unplugged, received funding from Google as part of the Google News Initiative.[15]
2020[16][edit]
- Best News or Event Feature Video on a Website with less than 1 million unique monthly visitors: EPPY Awards
- Best Photojournalism on a Website less than 1 million unique monthly visitors: EPPY Awards
- Best Investigative/Enterprise Video on a Website with less than 1 million unique monthly visitors: EPPY Awards
- Best Business Reporting on a Website with less than 1 million unique monthly visitors: EPPY Awards
Notable partnerships[edit]
Institute For Nonprofit News[edit]
The Media Project and Religion Unplugged joined the Institute for Nonprofit News in June 2022.[17]
References[edit]
- ↑ "IRS: 501(c)(3) Organizations (The Media Project)" (PDF). Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ↑ "Mission & History". The Media Project. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ↑ "The Fjeldstad Scholarship". The King's College. 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ↑ "Mission & History". The Media Project. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ↑ Mattingly, Terry (November 24, 2014). "Memory eternal: Arne Fjeldstad and his efforts to help (global) media get religion". Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ↑ Glader, Paul. "From the Maker of Effexor: Campus Talks on Depression". WSJ. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ↑ "What is Religion Unplugged? - California Business Journal". California Business Journal Editorial. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ↑ "European Journalism Institute". The Fund for American Studies. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ↑ Erdos, David (2019-12-05), "Third-Generation European Data Protection Law and Professional Journalism", European Data Protection Regulation, Journalism, and Traditional Publishers, Oxford University Press, pp. 151–181, doi:10.1093/oso/9780198841982.003.0008, ISBN 978-0-19-884198-2, retrieved 2023-01-11
- ↑ "Paul Marshall | Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion | Baylor University". Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ↑ Geisler, Jill (2014-10-02). "Be a Better Listener in 3 Minutes". Poynter. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ↑ "The Story Of Iran's Struggle From An Iranian In Exile". Religion Unplugged. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ↑ George Floyd's friends in ministry say he was their 'OG of peace', retrieved 2023-01-11
- ↑ Marshall, Paul A.; Gilbert, Lela; Green-Ahmanson, Roberta; Green, Roberta (2009). Blind Spot: When Journalists Don't Get Religion. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-537437-7. Search this book on
- ↑ "News Equity Fund - Google News Initiative". newsinitiative.withgoogle.com. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ↑ "2020 Eppy Award Winners". Eppy Awards. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ↑ "ReligionUnplugged.com". Find Your News. 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
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