[39] News Coverage of Islam Topic of 'MTSU On The Record'

FOR RELEASE: Aug. 10, 2011
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081

NEWS COVERAGE OF ISLAM TOPIC OF ‘MTSU ON THE RECORD’
MTSU School of Journalism to Sponsor Conference on News Stories about Islam

MURFREESBORO—The upcoming conference on “Covering Islam in the Bible Belt,” sponsored by the MTSU School of Journalism, will be the topic of this week’s edition of “MTSU on the Record” with host Gina Logue at 8 a.m. this Sunday, Aug. 14, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).

Phil Loubere, an assistant professor of visual communication, will discuss the gathering, which is slated to take place Aug. 21-23 at the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center in Nashville. Journalists and religious experts will dissect various challenges in covering Islam in the region and share resources for gaining a better understanding of Islam.

The conference is funded with a $40,000 grant from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, a Chicago-based charitable trust founded in 1955 upon the death of its namesake, the editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune.

To listen to previous programs, go to http://www.mtsu.edu/news/podcast/podcast2010.shtml. For more information about “MTSU on the Record,” contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.

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