World Vision came away with two first-place awards in the first-ever Best in Class contest for EPA. The summer contest put magazines in categories based on circulation rather than type as judged in the annual Awards of Excellence. Entries were split with equal numbers into eight circulation ranges, plus three additional categories based on format: […]
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EPA will be hosting a virtual conference in October, in partnership with the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), and six other Christian media associations. Digital Media Con will focus exclusively on digital communications and e-marketing for Christian media professionals. The three-day online event, scheduled for October 27 to 29, 2020, […]
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EPA is launching a single-entry pilot program for a Best in Class Contest that will have member magazines competing for awards based on print circulation. Compete against your own size! Just one entry. A recurring comment from members with small budgets and limited staff has been they find it difficult to compete with magazines produced […]
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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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