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Larry R. Hygh, Jr., a member of RCC's Los Angeles Chapter and former RCC board member, will become director of mission communications for the General Board of Global Ministries in September.
Mainstream journalists are reluctant to cover religion news, a Poynter Institute blogger reported June 11. That information has implications for RCC members. The council’s mission is to promote faith perspectives in public discourse.
Members of RCC's Nashville Chapter toured the Church of Scientology and Celebrity Centre May 19 with The Rev. Brian Fesler, RCC member and tour leader.
Odyssey Networks is about to launch "Call on Faith," a new smartphone application, members of RCC's New York Chapter learned May 18. Nick Stuart, Odyssey president and chief executive, announced the news.
CommunityNashville, a human rights advocacy organization, is always looking for sites to train 20 people at a time in antidiscrimination programs, religion communicators learned April 21. Board member Kim Sharp and Programs Assistant Tasha Fletcher offered to conduct a training session for RCC's Nashville Chapter sometime in the future.
The Huffington Post religion editor told members of RCC's New York Chapter April 20 about how to share their news more effectively online. The Rev. Paul Raushenbush offered insights into working with online publications like his and bloggers.
As the Religion Communication Congress 2010 closed April 10, planning moved into high gear for RCC's 2011 National Convention in Little Rock, Ark.
Seven winners of 2010 Wilbur Awards praised RCC's continuing efforts April 9 to promote excellence in religion news coverage.
Debbie K. Christian was elected to a one-year term as RCC president April 8 in Chicago during Religion Communicators Congress 2010. She succeeds Douglas F. Cannon, Ph.D., APR, a longtime United Methodist Church communicator from San Antonio. He led the council for two years and continues on the Executive Committee as past president.
Tammy Hise and Randee Paraskevopolous presented "When the Press Comes Calling" and explained to members of RCC's Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter March 25 how and why their congregation developed an emergency communication plan.
Nine members of RCC's Nashville Chapter shared a Seder meal March 17 at Gordon Jewish Community Center.
Four Vanderbilt University Divinity School students shared their calls to alternative ministries with members of RCC's Nashville Chapter Feb. 17. Vicki Matson, the school's director of field education, coordinated the on-campus presentation.
To be most effective in their work, religion communicators need to understand media biases about faith topics. That was a syndicated columnist's message to 30 members of RCC's New York Chapter Feb. 16.
RCC members are to receive best of class awards April 8 during a special reception at Religion Communication Congress 2010 in the Chicago Downtown Marriott Magnificent Mile.
The council is presenting the awards April 9 during Religion Communication Congress 2010 in Chicago. Bob Abernethy, longtime host of PBS' Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, will receive a special Wilbur Award for contributions to public discussion of faith topics.
RCC members can now get the latest statistical information about U.S. Christian groups in the 2010 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches. The 78th annual edition, edited by Eileen W. Lindner, was released Feb. 12 by the National Council of Churches.
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