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Religion reporter offers advice for getting coverage
By Katherine Kerr ALEXANDRIA, Va. (April 10) — In a workshop at the Religion Communicators Council’s annual convention, Adelle M. Banks, a reporter for the Religion News Service, offered specific tips for faith communicators seeking to get coverage from the...
RCC elects Casey Tom president at annual business meeting
By Nadine Monn ALEXANDRIA, Va. (April 10) — At 8:05 a.m., on Friday, April 10, James “Jay” Rollins called to order his final business meeting as RCC President at the Westin Hotel in Alexandria, VA. After recognizing RCC members who died since the 2014...
RCC awards excellence in religion communication at D.C.-area ceremony
By Jeff Huett, APR ALEXANDRIA, Va. (April 10) — The Religion Communicators Council handed out awards recognizing excellence in more than 50 categories of communications and public relations Friday at its annual conference just outside of Washington, D.C. The...
Presidential adviser explains mission of White House faith-based office, principles of interaction between religion and government
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 10) — Melissa Rogers, special assistant to the president and executive director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, discussed faith and President Barack Obama’s White House at the Religion...
Panel of religion writers discusses changes in their industry
By Leigh Rogers ALEXANDRIA, Va. (April 10) — At the Religion Communicators Council annual convention in Alexandria, Virginia, Adelle M. Banks of the Religion News Service led a panel discussion with religion reporters for participants. Michelle Boorstein...
Former Obama adviser, experts on religion discuss importance of religious literacy
By Casey Tom WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 9) — The 2015 Religion Communicators Convention kicked off at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., with Joshua DuBois, author of The President’s Devotional: The Daily Readings that Inspired President Obama; Stephen Prothero,...
CBS leads list of 2015 Wilbur Award winners
The Religion Communicators Council announced 22 Wilbur Awards March 9. The awards honor excellence by individuals in secular media – print and online journalism, book publishing, broadcasting, and motion pictures – in communicating religious issues, values...
Top 10 Risks of Social Media
Peter Muir, an often-featured speaker on Social Media and related topics, offers some thoughts that are useful to those of us in the faith-based and non-profit arena as well as the business world. "With the up-tick of social media in the business world, you...