Media Briefings

Aiming to help journalists discover more about religion stories in the news, finding new angles, deepening understanding and conversing with those who make the news. The briefings are open to all and have proved particularly valuable for journalists and media professionals.

Our online media briefings on religion stories in the news feature guests and panellists who provide context and background. We welcome suggestions from organisations releasing books, reports or research, who would like to collaborate with us on organising a briefing.

National and regional journalists join specialist correspondents in our meetings, and our recordings on our YouTube channel reach thousands. The briefings are also turned into podcasts and a written report is published on our website news section.

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Previous Briefings

RMC Briefing - CofE Synod and Sarah Mullally

5 February 2026

RMC Briefing: The new Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally and the challenges of a divided church
The incoming Archbishop of Canterbury inherits a daunting in-tray with crumbling buildings, falling numbers of clergy and financial pressures. How will those challenges surface at General Synod next week? And what chance does Sarah Mullally have of holding the Church together?
RMC BriefingsPodcast
Archbishop of Canterburychurch of englandSarah MullallySynod
RMC Briefing - Questions of Hope and Hate

13 January 2026

RMC Briefing: Religion, identity and division in Britain
In our first RMC Briefing of 2026, we look at a new report which explores the reasons why faith narratives are being mobilised for causes of division in Britain, and recommends actions to “strengthen the institutions and relationships that allow faith to serve the common good”.
RMC BriefingsPodcast
Britaincommunitypoliticsreligion
RMC Briefing - Cardinal Successor

19 December 2025

RMC Briefing: Bishop Richard Moth, the new Archbishop of Westminster
Bishop Richard Moth, the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, has been chosen as the next Archbishop of Westminster, taking over from Cardinal Vincent Nichols, who has held the role for 16 years. In this briefing, guests spoke of his character and their experience of working with him.
RMC BriefingsPodcast
archbishop of westminsterCatholic
RMC Briefing - Review of Religion News 2025

16 December 2025

RMC Briefing: Review of religion news 2025
In our last briefing of the year, we look back at some of the headlines of 2025, with many guests reflecting on what the year has meant, and how it may be remembered
RMC BriefingsPodcast
AntisemitismArchbishop of CanterburyGazaHinduIslamophobia
RMC Briefing - Community Relations

12 November 2025

RMC Briefing: Community relations among Muslims and Jews in Britain
Conversations between Jews and Muslims in Britain have been “very difficult” over the past two years since the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. But community leaders taking part in a Religion Media Centre briefing said that, two years on, there is a growing desire to rebuild good relations — despite continuing anxiety and mistrust.
RMC BriefingsPodcast
communityJewishmuslim
RMC Briefing - Religious Education in the Curriculum

6 November 2025

RMC Briefing: Religious Education in the National Curriculum
This briefing discusses a recent survey for the National Churches Trust, which has gauged the scale of repair, restoration and maintenance required by Britain's church buildings, and the challenges of local communities to keep them usable and standing
RMC BriefingsPodcast
GovernmentReligious EducationSchools

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