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#MeToo – Bring empathy, passion and conviction to discussions
By Julie Brinker While the #MeToo movement may seem like a difficult topic to discuss openly, three scholars were able to speak to this, not just with empathy, but with passion and conviction at the second plenary of #RCCACP2019. The #MeToo movement has...
Getting faith news into secular media
By Eric Shafer The focus of this workshop was getting faith news into secular media. Presenter is Ryan Koch and it all took place at the recent Religion Communicators Council National Convention meeting in Chicago. Ryan John Koch is the LDS Director of...
Improve skills, earn credentials via APR
By Deb Christian Are you looking for a way to improve your skills and earn a credential that can advance your career? Consider beginning the process to earn Accredited in Public Relations (APR) certification. “Be a Leader in Your Field” is the title of a...
‘Backpack’ journalism: the new reality
By Joshua Kagi In less than a generation, the role of a journalist has changed significantly. Stories which were once produced by teams of four or five people in traditional newsrooms are now expected to be produced by a single journalist. There are new...
RCC holds annual business meeting
By Cherilyn Williams The room was chilly but the spirit warm when President Jackie Fuller called the annual meeting of the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) to order on Thursday, April 11. Executive Director Shirley Struchen reported that RCC has 420...
When it comes to strategic communications, begin at the end
By Susan Gottshall The smallest details so often tell the biggest tales. In the case of the Communication Research and Planning workshop at RCC’s 2019 annual conference, it was the punctuation in the featured PowerPoint’s title that gave it up. That...
Religion communicators convene to see in new ways
By Brian Fesler More than a hundred journalists, editors, publishers and other communications professionals convened April 10 at the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago for the combined annual conventions of the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) and...
Engaging on social media – remaining relevant in a crowded newsfeed
By Kathy Williams Matt Preven, sales engineer at Sizmek, absolutely delivered a home run with his workshop presentation on the importance of engagement in social media on opening day of RCC’s joint convention with Associated Church Press (ACP) in Chicago....
RCC recognizes, awards excellence at yearly convention
CHICAGO — In 2019 the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) presented more than 90 total winners of the DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards recognizing quality and achievement in about 60 categories of communication and public relations on Wednesday, April 10 at...
Registration for RCC members still $395
This is NOT an April Fool joke! RCC is still accepting convention registrations for $395 – the early bird continues! Registration is open. The Religion Communicators Council (RCC) and the Associated Church Press (ACP), two long-established professional...
Podcasters share strategies with New York RCC
By Linda Bloom A “legacy audience” from a long-running public television show will not necessarily transfer to the world of podcasting. That was one of the learnings for Jonathan Woodward, the producer of a podcast called “Beliefs.” Developed with Bill...
Telling long-term stories that matter
By Candice Johnson Sarah Pulliam Bailey at New York Chapter RCC, March 2018 On Tuesday March 21st, the New York City chapter of the RCC met at the Church Pension Group for its monthly lunch meeting. This month’s speaker was Sarah Pulliam Bailey of the...