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Entry deadline nears for 2018 Wilbur Awards
Entry deadline nears for 2018 Wilbur Awards Religion Communicators Council to accept submissions until Feb. 5. Entries for the 2018 Wilbur Awards are arriving at the Religion Communicators Council office in New York City as the February 5 deadline...
D.C. Chapter meets at National Press Club
D.C. Chapter meets at National Press Club The Washington, D.C. chapter of the Religion Communicators Council held their January 2018 meeting at the National Press Club. RCC members had lunch at The Reliable Source restaurant and toured the storied building,...
Atlanta in Spring!
Atlanta in Spring! REGISTER NOW! Register online. Important: March 13th is Early Bird deadline (get the lowest registration rate of $395) and hotel room cut off. Thursday highlight: Black History tour – Free! Plan to arrive Wednesday night, April...
2018 DeRose-Hinkhouse Awards – 5 days until the EXTENDED deadline – 3PM Wed, January 24
2018 DeRose-Hinkhouse Awards – 5 days until the EXTENDED deadline – 3PM Wed, January 24 Extended time to enter your work in the DeRose-Hinkhouse Awards. Make sure to renew your RCC membership and guarantee your eligibility for the...
Religion Communication Congress 2020 Welcomes New Leadership
Fr. James (Jim) Gardiner has been named the Chair of Religion Communication Congress 2020. Currently the director of special projects at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington, D.C., Jim is a Bronx-born Franciscan Friar of the Atonement...
Entry period opens for 2020 Wilbur Awards
Religion Communicators Council to accept submissions until Jan. 24 (extended to January 31, 2020). NEW YORK — The Religion Communicators Council is accepting entries for the 2020 Wilbur Awards. Secular communicators have until Jan. 24, 2020 (extended to...
Multi-faith religion communicators to meet in D.C. area for once-a-decade event
On March 17-21, 2020, members from more than 100 Cooperating Organizations will join together at Religion Communication Congress 2020: Communicating Faith in the Public Square (RCCongress 2020) to access tools and information that reflects current...
What we know, how do we know it, what does it mean
By Paul Chaffee Socrates’ judgment that “the unexamined life is not worth living” resonates 2500 years later, applying not only to our lives but to the work we do, including magazines, books, videos, podcasts, campaigns, and everything else religious...
Photo artist leads editors through paces in photography, design
By Jeff Huett CHICAGO — Illustrating his points on photography and graphic design with beautiful images he took himself, Ted Glasoe, an artist and designer specializing in images of Lake Michigan, led a session of publication editors as part of the joint...
7 tips to help find podcast success
By Kurt Gwartney With a quick list of seven tips for podcast success, Christian Piatt with Square Core Media told the Associated Church Press (ACP) and Religion Communicators Council (RCC) members that podcasting should be part of any group’s brand and media...
Handling media interviews like a pro
Prepare for the difficult interview before it happens By Curtis Ramsey-Lucas Are you prepared for a confrontational interview? Have you considered the most difficult, awkward or embarrassing questions you might be asked? Have you planned brief responses to...
Clear vision, effective communication woo writers
By Steven Martin What makes a good editor? Someone with a clear vision and able to effectively communicate that idea to writers, especially freelancers. Charles Whitaker, in his workshop, “Working with Freelancers,” continued the Management Track into Friday...