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D.C. Chapter hears from NAB and NABEF on new Reporting on Religion project
D.C. Chapter hears from NAB and NABEF on new Reporting on Religion project Marcellus Alexander presenting at the meeting. (Photo by Cherilyn Crowe) The National Association of Broadcasters and the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation are...
RCC hears from Rev. Michael Waters, Wilbur Award winning author
RCC hears from Rev. Michael Waters, Wilbur Award winning author Rev. Dr. Michael Waters (r) is pictured with Gusto! host Myron Knudson (l) prior to the Wilbur Award winner giving a presentation for the speakers program and Dallas-Ft. Worth Chapter of RCC....
GatherDC shares communications strategies for reaching young adults
GatherDC shares communications strategies for reaching young adults Millennials are connecting to religion in a different way, so how can religious groups best reach young adults? Experts from Gather DC shared from their expertise at the April 2018 meeting...
Religion communicators explore peace and justice through communication
Religion communicators explore peace and justice through communication By Patrick Horn Shirley Struchen, executive director of RCC, speaks at the opening plenary session of the 2018 convention (photo by George Conklin). Religion communicators, meeting in...
Religion communicators visit Atlanta’s Center for Civil and Human Rights
By Joan Gaylord One wouldn’t say we “enjoyed” our visit to Atlanta’s Center for Civil and Human Rights. A more accurate response to the powerful exhibits might be “inspired” and sometimes “heart-rending.” Overall, RCC members found the visit to Atlanta’s new...
Stories about race in America lead the 2018 Wilbur Awards
Stories about race in America lead the 2018 Wilbur Awards By Skyler Nimmons 2018 Wilbur Award winners (photo by Malinda Rawls) ATLANTA — Days after the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in his birthplace of...
Reframing diversity and inclusion
Reframing diversity and inclusion By Curtis Ramsey-Lucas Ana Toro (photo by Curtis Ramsey-Lucas) Has your organization examined its programming, messages, materials, graphics, website, images, and committees for racial and cultural balance? Have you...
RCC elects Board of Governors, hears reports at annual business meeting
RCC elects Board of Governors, hears reports at annual business meeting By Jeff Huett, APR Bud Heckman (photo by Andy and Malinda Rawls) ATLANTA (April 6, 2018) — Members of the Religion Communicators Council heard updates on implementation of the...
Be prepared: copyright, trademark and privacy laws do affect religion communication
Be prepared: copyright, trademark and privacy laws do affect religion communication By Amelia Tucker-Shaw Cayce Myers (photo by Andy and Malinda Rawls) The Religion Communicators Council national convention held in Atlanta, Georgia the weekend on the...
Breaking through noise requires research, planning
Breaking through noise requires research, planning by Katherine Kerr, APR Gurwin Singh Ahuja (photo by George Conklin) While the campaign to portray American Sikhs in a positive light was almost immediately successful, the campaign itself was years in the...
Annual reports tell your story one year at a time
Annual reports tell your story one year at a time By Colleen Dorner Philip Poole, APR (photo by George Conklin) Philip Poole, APR, executive director of university communication at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, presented a workshop on producing...
Faith groups should recommit to leadership on civil rights, panel members say
By Douglas F. Cannon, APR Faith communities have retreated from moral leadership in the post-civil-rights era, the Rev. Dr. Robert Franklin told RCC members April 6. Some faith communities have drifted toward social assimilation and linked religious beliefs...