Abstract
Survey data indicate the typical religion journalist is a female, Protestant, active in her religion, with a college degree in journalism and 10 years experience. Most fill about one page each week and also write religion stories for the general news sections, but only those at larger papers are likely to have a title reflecting responsbility for religion news or are likely to be able to devote full time to the beat.
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