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WOSU Open Line Host Fred Andrle will moderate what is sure to be a lively discussion. <\/p>\n<p>Guest Speakers:<br \/>\n<strong>Dr. Asma Mobin-Uddin<\/strong>, President of the Ohio Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patrick Madrid<\/strong>, Publisher of Envoy magazine, a journal of Catholic thought, apologetics and evangelization.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nRuth Sternberg<\/strong>, Religion News Writers Association <\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> Thursday, December 6 from 6:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong> Schmidt&#8217;s Restaurant and Sausage Haus at 240 E. Kossuth, German Village<br \/>\n<strong>Cost:<\/strong> $25 per members ($12.50 for students); $30 for nonmembers (Buffet dinner included)<\/p>\n<p>Panel will discuss:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How has mainstream media been covering religious issues locally? Has the coverage been fair and informed? Is there enough coverage? <\/li>\n<li>Do religious papers do a better job of covering religious issues? Or are the publications sometimes too close to issues because of their relationship with the church? <\/li>\n<li>With buyouts, layoffs and other challenges in the media industry, how is religion coverage fairing in newsrooms? Where does it fall on the priority list? <\/li>\n<li>What stories are we missing? What should we be covering? How do we take covering religion beyond holidays? With the diverse religious communities in Columbus is anyone getting left out?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please RSVP to <a href=\"mailto: kkemper@bizjournals.com\">Kevin Kemper<\/a> by Dec. 4 or call 614-220-5460. Pay in advance with the <a href=\"https:\/\/centralohiospj.org\/?page_id=87\">online shopping cart<\/a> or at pay at the door.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please join us for dinner and a roundtable discussion of the media\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s coverage of religion. 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