Like journalists across the globe, Jeff Finley, executive editor of Light+Life, was plotting the best way for his Indiana-based publication to cover the escalating coronavirus pandemic. Then things turned personal. One of his sources, a Louisiana pastor and community leader, died after contracting COVID-19. “That was just a real shock to me,” Finley said. “I’m […]
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During the April meeting of the Board of Directors, the board voted to bestow honorary membership to two individuals who have contributed to Christian journalism in extraordinary ways. Mark Galli retired as editor-in-chief of Christianity Today early this year. He had spent 30 years as an editor with Christianity Today International, including Leadership Journal and […]
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The EPA Board of Directors has approved three new Higher Goals categories that will be added for 2020 with awards presented in 2021. Infographics — A compilation of imagery, charts and minimal text that presents an engaging visual to communicate an overview of a topic quickly and clearly. Podcast — An audio program presented as […]
Continue ReadingLike every other organization in the U.S. and, for that matter, in the entire world, the Evangelical Press Association has been impacted by COVID-19 in unprecedented ways. For the first time in more than 70 years, EPA has not held its annual convention, the April event being cancelled after the nationwide shutdown went into effect […]
Continue ReadingKristy Glaspie, publications manager for World Vision, was in her Brady Bunch-style box communicating with co-workers on Zoom’s online gallery when someone’s pet decided to steal the show. “The puppy looked like it was licking the computer,” she said. “It was kind of funny seeing things like that happen.” In the wake of shelter-in-place orders […]
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The 2020 Higher Goals awards honor the best work done in specific categories during the 2019 calendar year. Click here to view the live broadcast of the awards presentation. Click here to view or download Liaison 2020 Awards Edition. Article Series First Place: The Christian Chronicle, The Venezuelan Diaspora — Erik Tryggestad. Second Place: The Christian […]
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The 2020 Awards of Excellence honor the best work done in EPA publications during the 2019 calendar year. Click here to view the live broadcast of the awards presentation. Click here to view or download the Liaison 2020 Awards Edition. Campus (Digital) Award of Excellence: Liberty Champion | Liberty University — Jacob Couch, Hattie Troutman, […]
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The Evangelical Press Association will host six weekly professional development webinars on Tuesdays, beginning April 28 and going through June 2, 2020. The sessions will feature three speakers and topics from this year’s canceled convention as well as two popular sessions from recent conventions and one new session. A bonus free session on legal issues, […]
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The EPA board of directors has announced the candidates for two open board positions. A committee made up of Mark Winz (Cru Storylines), Eric Thomsen (ONE Magazine), and Sarah Brown (Evangelicals) has nominated Danny Conn for the position of treasurer and Warren L. Maye for one of the two advisor positions. The candidates will be […]
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Of the 35 new members EPA signed up in 2019, the New Year’s Eve application for the International University Chronicle (IUC) was, perhaps, the most unique. The student-produced newspaper at LCC International University in Lithuania was launched this past fall through the leadership of EPA member Michael Ray Smith who was a visiting distinguished professor […]
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