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MEMBER NEWS
"I just started a new column, God Online, reviewing religious Web sites. Here's the link: http://godonline.newsvine.com. I just finished a weeklong look at religious humor sites." Do you have something to share? Send it to McCallen@RNA.org and we'll post it here and in the RNA Extra newsletter. Congrats, Jim! LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD By Steve Maynard
In his 31 years as a religion writer at the Los Angeles Times, Dart also opened up the world of biblical scholarship to readers. Dart explored topics such as the Nag Hammadi Library, the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Jesus Seminar. “I do like the intellectual side and the research side,” Dart said. He enjoyed seeing stories in the complexities of research that many didn’t pursue. He continues that quest at Christian Century magazine, where since 2000 he's served as news editor. Dart’s exhaustive contributions to religion reporting have earned him the 2008 William A. Reed/Religion News Service Lifetime Achievement Award. Dart, who soon turns 72, said he has no plans to retire. The task of finding and telling good stories continues to drive him. “Motivation almost invariably comes from hearing about a great story that hasn’t been told yet, or told well enough to bring out its significance,” Dart said. Dart and his wife, Gloria, live in Northridge, Calif., and have four grown children. They will celebrate their 51st wedding anniversary a few weeks before the Sept. 18–21, 2008 RNA conference, where Dart will receive his award. MORE RNA TRAINING
Religion Newswriters and the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association will offer a two-part workshop for reporters, editors and producers who want to improve their coverage of the faith factor in today’s stories. Topics and skills to be covered include: religion and politics, with an emphasis on the November election; religion and popular culture; developing the local, local, local story that includes the big picture; nuancing coverage of faith. The workshops are FREE and include a box lunch. Register in advance by calling Bev Hendry at 717-703-3003, or e-mailing her at beverlyh@pa-news.org. MORE 2008 RNA CONFERENCE
Make plans to be in Washington, D.C., Sept. 18–21, for the 59th RNA Annual Conference. Get a glimpse of the tentative 2008 conference schedule, now posted online. Pre-conference programming this year begins on Wed., Sept. 17, with a day-long seminar on covering Islam (extra $35 fee). It continues Thursday morning, Sept. 18, with a half-day session on multimedia (extra $10 fee). Space is limited for both programs and advance registration is required. Funding for these sessions is being provided by The Henry Luce Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, with additional program assistance provided by One Nation. Registration is open, both online and via downloadable form (PDF).
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RNA recently received this note from Jim Davis, religion editor at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: 
For 40 years, John Dart has chronicled the cutting edge of religious life, writing about the first gay church, the emergence of Scientology and the growing strength of evangelicals and charismatics.
Mark your calendars now for a FREE seminar on covering religion, politics and pop culture, to be held Sept. 2, 2008, in Harrisburg, Pa. 
