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Susan Sparks: When religion and humor intersect
By Linda Bloom Susan Sparks has made a career – make that several careers – at the intersection of religion and humor. Her philosophy, honed through a personal journey that has taken her from trial lawyer to standup comedian to pastor, is a simple one: "If...
Religion News Service editor-in-chief speaks to DC chapter
By Joben David, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty intern Jerome Socolovsky knows a thing or two about good reporting. But it is his knowledge and appreciation of religion that makes him an asset at his role as the Editor-in-Chief of Religion News...
Diverse group of religion communicators gathered to build bridges, find avenues and discover intersections
NEW YORK (April 5, 2016) — In a world with dizzying religious diversity, taking time to consider ways to enrich communication among religious groups and with the public is important now more than ever before. Over three days March 31 to April 2, more than...
Media panelists offer tips for coverage
By Katherine Kerr, APR NEW YORK — Members of the media panel for the “Re-Imagining the Religion Beat” plenary offered several suggestions to increase the likelihood of getting media coverage at a time when news holes for faith-related stories has shrunk....
Grim says faith is good for the economy, peace is good for business
By Kelly Fanning NEW YORK — Brian J. Grim, Ph.D., author of The Price of Freedom Denied and president and founder of the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation (RFBF), presented an information-rich argument that faith is good for the economy, and,...
Diverse group of religion communicators gathered to build bridges, find avenues and discover intersections
NEW YORK (April 5, 2016) — In a world with dizzying religious diversity, taking time to consider ways to enrich communication among religious groups and with the public is important now more than ever before. Over three days March 31 to April 2, more than...
RCC members hear updates, re-elect Tom at annual meeting
By Jim Cullumber NEW YORK — Casey Tom, general manager of Faith for Today of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, was re-elected president of the Religion Communicators Council at the council’s annual convention in New York April 1. She will be joined on the...
Election year and beyond: Social and political activism in the city’s black churches
By Bill Aiken* NEW YORK — It’s clear that the so-called “Black Church” cannot be defined as one single thing. Especially in a city as large and diverse as New York, black churches embrace a broad range of issues, passions, challenges and concerns – from the...
Forbes opens 2016 RCC Convention with a song, some words of praise and a challenge
By Deb Christian NEW YORK — The Rev. Dr. James Forbes, minister emeritus of The Riverside Church in New York, opened the 2016 Religion Communicators Council National Convention with a bit of song, some words of praise, then a challenge to the 120-plus...
Presenter introduces digital tools to improve journalists’ storytelling
By Deb Christian NEW YORK — Religion Communicators Council national convention attendees were treated to a "three-fer" when Daniel Sieberg presented a Friday afternoon keynote. Sieberg, global head of media outreach with the Google News Lab, revealed new...
Getting a ‘like’ is not enough, workshop leader tells attendees
By Colleen Dorner New York — In leading an organization’s social media efforts, sometimes getting a “like” is not enough. Ryan Koch, director of New York Office of Public and International Affairs for the LDS Church led a workshop on taking social media to...
United Nations discovers that faith-based organizations also support sustainable development goals
By Brian Gray, APR NEW YORK — It could be a plot for a romance novel: Ignored for years and now loved too much. But in this case the ignored are the thousands of faith-based organizations concerned about sustainable development and the recent suitor is the...