• Evangelical Press, Associated Church Press Hold Joint Convention

  Members of the Evangelical Press Association and the Associated Church Press will be gathering this week for the first time in more than two decades.

• Imprisoned U.S. Journalist Marks Birthday, Misses Commencement

  Roxana Saberi couldn’t mark her 32nd birthday with friends and family last week and won’t be speaking at her alma mater’s commencement ceremony Sunday as she had planned.

• Freedom Watchdog: Jailed U.S. Journalist Hospitalized in Iran

  U.S. journalist Roxana Saberi was admitted to a prison hospital in Iran last week after switching from a sugar water-only fast to a complete fast in protest of her conviction last month.

• U.S. Journalist Convicted of Spying in Iran

  An American journalist detained in Iran has been convicted of spying and sentenced to eight years in prison, her lawyer reported Saturday.

• Survey: 7 in 10 Evangelical Ministries Report Little, No Loss in Donations

  Though a large portion of Americans are cutting back on donations to non-profits amid tough economic conditions, evangelical parachurch ministries have been among those least affected by the cuts, according to a new survey.