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Rachel Zoll

Rachel Zoll was a Correspondent for Religion in the Associated Press with one video in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2004 Forum. Zoll was at the forefront of coverage of two papal transitions the clergy sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church and tensions within many denominations over race same-sex marriage and the role of women. She often broke news, as in 2014, when she was the first to report Pope Francis’ appointment of Blase Cupich to become the new archbishop of Chicago. But she also told stories in depth: a 2016 election-year piece examining how conservative Christians felt under siege in a changing nation. A series about Christian missionaries from Africa launching initiatives in the United States. A feature about two churches in Georgia — one black, one white — trying to bridge build a connection by confronting racism

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Mourning two amazing people and journalists: Rachel Zoll and Amy Raymond
In 31 years of full-time journalism, I’ve been blessed to work with some incredible people.
The world lost two of the best this past week. Rachel Zoll was one of The Associated Press’ two New York-based national religion writers — along with Richard Ostling — when I joined AP’s Nashville, Tennessee, bureau in 2002. She was always so kind and supportive of me and my work, as she was with countless others. I last saw her at the 2017 Religion News Association annual meeting in Nashville. I had left AP more than a decade earlier, so I was surprised when she asked how my wife, Tamie, was doing. I had no idea she knew Tamie was battling autoimmune disease. But she did. Early in 2018, Zoll was diagnosed with brain cancer. She died Friday in Amherst, Mass., at 55.
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Rachel Zoll, much-admired AP religion writer, dead at 55
Rachel Zoll, who for 17 years as religion writer for The Associated Press endeared herself to colleagues, competitors and sources with her warm heart and world-class reporting skills, died Friday in Amherst, Massachusetts, after a three-year bout with brain cancer. She was 55. Zoll covered religion in all its aspects, from the spiritual to the political, and her stories reached a global audience. But her influence was far greater than that. Other publications often followed her lead, and AP staffers around the world depended on her generosity and guidance. “Rachel was one of the most universally beloved colleagues we had,” said AP’s managing editor, Brian Carovillano. “She was also one of the best reporters, on any beat. ... She had a knack for finding the story or angle that no one else considered but is packed with insight and surprises. (AP 5/7/21) READ MORE>>>>>

May 8, 2021

​Observers, detractors and preachers of religion who died in 2021
Others worked as journalists of religion for newspapers and television. Rachel Zoll, The Associated Press’ longtime religion reporter, died in May after a career of breaking news, in-depth stories and a feature about a Bible study class called “Finding the Way Back to Mayberry.” Veteran broadcast journalist Bob Abernethy, who also died in May, moved from covering the fledging U.S. space program and the Soviet Union’s collapse to founding the program “Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly” that aired on PBS for almost 20 years.
(Adelle M Banks/Religion News Service 12/30/21)
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