{{Independent sources|date=January 2026}} {{Short description|United States pro-abortion rights news publication}} {{Use American English|date=November 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2026}} {{italic title}} {{Infobox website | name = ''Rewire News Group'' | logo = Rewire News Group logo.png | url = {{url|https://rewirenewsgroup.com}} | commercial = No | language = English | editor = Galina Espinoza | launch_date = {{start date and age|2006|df=no}} }}

'''''Rewire News Group''''' (formerly '''''Rewire''''' and '''''RH Reality Check''''') is a daily United States online news publication focused on reproductive and sexual health from a pro-choice perspective.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/12/us/legal-alliance-gains-host-of-court-victories-for-conservative-christian-movement.html |title=Legal Alliance Gains Host of Court Victories for Conservative Christian Movement |work=The New York Times |date=May 11, 2014 |accessdate=March 7, 2016 |author=Eckholm, Eric |url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.adweek.com/fishbowldc/rh-reality-check-grows-staff/151775 |title=RH Reality Check Grows Staff |work=Adweek |date=November 25, 2015 |accessdate=March 7, 2016 |last=Grinapol |first=Corinne |url-access=subscription}}</ref> It also covers issues around racial, environmental, immigration, and economic justice.<ref name="About">{{Cite web |url=https://rewire.news/about-us/ |title=About Rewire.News |website=Rewire.News |access-date=December 11, 2018}}</ref>

The publication began as a blog in 2006 and became its own nonprofit organization in January 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rhrealitycheck.org/about-us/ |title=About Us |work=RH Reality Check |accessdate=March 7, 2016}}</ref> In 2016, it was renamed ''Rewire'' and in 2018 it was renamed ''Rewire.News''. {{As of|2018}}, the publication is edited by Jodi Jacobson.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rewire.news/about-us/staff/ |title=Staff |website=Rewire.News |language=en |access-date=December 12, 2018}}</ref> In addition to reporting news, the publication also produces several podcasts, including ''Boom! Lawyered'',<ref>{{Cite web |author=Jen |url=https://podcasternews.com/2017/09/26/boom-lawyered-a-new-podcast-from-rewire-news/ |title=Boom! Lawyered – A New Podcast from Rewire News |website=Podcasternews.com |date=September 26, 2017 |access-date=December 12, 2018}}</ref><ref name="FAQ">{{Cite web |url=https://rewire.news/about-us/faq/ |title=Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) |website=Rewire.News |language=en |access-date=December 12, 2018}}</ref> ''Choice/less'',<ref name="FAQ" /> ''The Breach'',<ref name="FAQ" /> and ''What Else Happened''.<ref name="FAQ" />

==''Religion Dispatches''== In 2018, ''Religion Dispatches'' was integrated into ''Rewire.News'' as a daily vertical.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://religiondispatches.org/moving-right-along-a-note-to-readers/ |title=Moving Right Along: A Note to Readers |date=June 7, 2018 |website=Religion Dispatches |language=en-US |access-date=December 12, 2018}}{{dead link|date=January 2026}}</ref>

''Religion Dispatches'' was founded in 2007 as a daily non-profit online magazine covering religion, politics, and culture.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date=2014 |title=A Broader Public: Writing on Religion for a Secular Audience – A Week with ''Religion Dispatches''{{'}} Editors and Author Elizabeth Drescher |url=https://collegevilleinstitute.org/writing-workshops/writing-workshops-2014/program-descriptions/a-broader-public-writing-on-religion-for-a-secular-audience-a-week-with-religion-dispatches-editors-and-author-elizabeth-drescher/ |website= |location= |publisher=Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical & Cultural Research |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Drescher |first=Elizabeth |date=June 2, 2013 |title=As ''Religion Dispatches'' Turns |url=https://elizabethdrescher.com/2013/06/02/as-religion-dispatches-turns/ |website=ElizabethDrescher.com |location= |publisher= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=}}{{dead link|date=January 2026}}</ref> The founders were Gary Laderman, a religion studies scholar from Emory University; Linell Cady, a religion studies scholar from Arizona State University; and Evan Derkacz, a journalist who formerly wrote for ''AlterNet''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://therevealer.org/archives/2804 |title=Religion Dispatches |first=Jeff |last=Sharlet |author-link=Jeff Sharlet (writer) |website=The Revealer |date=February 7, 2008<!--, 11:31 am--> |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104034545/http://therevealer.org/archives/2804 |archivedate=November 4, 2013}}</ref> 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).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rna.org/page/2016_winners |title=2016 RNA Contest Winners |publisher=Religion News Association |access-date=February 15, 2017}}{{dead link|date=January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rna.org/?page=Contest_Winners_2015 |title=2015 RNA Contest Winners |publisher=Religion News Association |access-date=February 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.religioncommunicators.org/assets/documents/wilburawardsprogram2016.pdf |title=2016 Wilbur Awards |publisher=Religion Communicators Council |location=New York |access-date= |archive-date=February 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216061403/http://www.religioncommunicators.org/assets/documents/wilburawardsprogram2016.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Stern |first=Gavin |url=https://www.aaas.org/news/writers-broadcasters-receive-science-religion-reporters-award |title=Writers, Broadcasters to Receive 'Science for Religion Reporters' Award |date=January 4, 2016 |publisher=American Association for the Advancement of Science |access-date=February 15, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> The website was also recognized as a nominee for the Webby Awards in the Religion & Spirituality category for the 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015 Webby Awards, and as an official Honoree for Best Editorial Writing in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Religion & Spirituality: Nominees |url=http://winners.webbyawards.com/2011/web/general-website/religion-spirituality |website=2011 Webby Awards |location= |publisher=Webby Awards |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Religion & Spirituality: Nominees |url=http://winners.webbyawards.com/2012/web/general-website/religion-spirituality |website=2012 Webby Awards |location= |publisher=Webby Awards |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=}}</ref>

In October 2013, ''Religion Dispatches'' moved to the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism's website. Diane Winston, chairman of Media and Religion at USC, headed the publication.<ref>{{cite web |last=Washington |first=Arlene |date=October 2, 2013 |title=''Religion Dispatches'' Finds New Home at USC Annenberg |url=https://annenberg.usc.edu/news/2014-2015-school-year/religion-dispatches-finds-new-home-usc-annenberg |publisher=USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism |location=Los Angeles |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{Official website|https://rewirenewsgroup.com}}

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