Rewire News Group (formerly Rewire and RH Reality Check) is a daily United States online news publication focused on

reproductive The reproductive system of an organism, also known as the genital system, is the biological system made up of all the anatomical organs involved in sexual reproduction. Many non-living substances such as fluids, hormones, and pheromones are al ...

and

sexual health Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is a field of research, health care, and social activism that explores the health of an individual's reproductive system and sexual well-being during all stages of their life. Sexual and reproductive healt ...

from a pro-choice perspective. 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. In 2016, it was renamed ''Rewire'' and in 2018 it was renamed ''Rewire.News''. , the publication is edited by Jodi Jacobson. In addition to reporting news, the publication also produces several podcasts, including ''Boom! Lawyered'', ''Choice/less'', ''The Breach'', and ''What Else Happened''.

''Religion Dispatches''

In 2018, ''

Religion Dispatches ''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 inj ...

'' was integrated into Rewire.News as a daily vertical. ''Religion Dispatches'' was founded in 2007 as a daily non-profit

online magazine An online magazine is a magazine published on the Internet, through bulletin board systems and other forms of public computer networks. One of the first magazines to convert from a print magazine format to an online only magazine was the comput ...

covering

religion Religion is a range of social system, social-cultural systems, including designated religious behaviour, behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, religious text, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics in religion, ethics, or ...

politics Politics () is the set of activities that are associated with decision-making, making decisions in social group, groups, or other forms of power (social and political), power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of Social sta ...

, and

culture Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and Social norm, norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, Social norm, customs, capabilities, Attitude (psychology), attitudes ...

. The founders were Gary Laderman, a religion studies scholar from

Emory University Emory University is a private university, private research university in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It was founded in 1836 as Emory College by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory. Its main campu ...

; Linell Cady, a religion studies scholar from

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public university, public research university in Tempe, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 as Territorial Normal School by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, the university is o ...

; and Evan Derkacz, a journalist who formerly wrote for ''

AlterNet AlterNet is a left-leaning news website based in the United States. It was launched by the Independent Media Institute. In 2018, the website was acquired by owners of '' Raw Story''. Coverage Coverage is divided into several special sections re ...

''. 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). The website was also recognized as a nominee for the

Webby Award The Webby Awards (colloquially referred to as the Webbys) are awards for excellence on the Internet presented annually by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a judging body composed of over three thousand industry experts a ...

s in the Religion & Spirituality category for the

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

, 2012, 2014 and 2015 Webby Awards, and as an official Honoree for Best Editorial Writing in 2016. In October 2013, ''Religion Dispatches'' moved to the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...

Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...

's website.

Diane Winston Diane Winston is an American professor of Media and Religion at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California, and an author. USC lists her current research interests as media coverage of Islam, ...

, chairman of Media and Religion at USC, headed the publication.Washington, Arlene
"''Religion Dispatches'' Finds New Home at USC Annenberg"
''USC Annenberg News''. October 2, 2013.

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://rewirenewsgroup.com Internet properties established in 2006 Reproductive rights organizations American news websites