Is it possible to embrace a digital-first mindset and also thrive in print publishing? Magazine Training International’s fall online course, “Print Publishing in a ‘Digital-First’ World,” will explore this question and outline ways to leverage the unique value of print and digital, better serve readers across each platform, and create scalable models for growth. Hands-on, […]
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In May 2019, EPA conducted an anonymous survey on salaries and benefits of its members, commissioned by the EPA Board of Directors and conducted by 5by5, an independent research firm based in Nashville. The survey was a followup to a 2016 survey to see what has or has not changed. The survey was promoted through […]
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Affiliate member Infinity Concepts has been a friend and supporter of EPA for many years. Now they are taking that relationship to another level by becoming a benefit partner. EPA members in good standing will have access to their marketing and communication services at a substantial discount. Infinity Concepts is a strategic marketing agency focused […]
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Different Contexts, Similar Challenges By Carla Foote The annual Evangelical Press Association conference is always open to participants from outside the U.S. and Canada, but the April 2019 convention in Oklahoma City intentionally featured international guests from around the globe. Magazine professionals from India, Mexico, Nigeria, and Turkey received training alongside EPA members, thanks to […]
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The EPA board has announced the winners in the annual student journalism scholarship contest. Fourteen students, from ten different institutions, applied for the scholarships. A total of $4,000 was awarded to four students. The Jerry Jenkins Scholarship, in the amount of $2,000, went to Dallas Theological Seminary student Seana Scott. “Seana really wants to make […]
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The EPA convention will return to Colorado Springs for the first time since 2012, when the annual Christian media event convenes at the picturesque Cheyenne Mountain Resort on April 15 to 17, 2020. The convention was announced on April 9 in Oklahoma City at the close of the 2019 annual business meeting. Colorado Springs has […]
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Presented during EPA’s 2019 convention, the 2019 Awards of Excellence honor the best work done in EPA publications during the 2018 calendar year. Click here to view or download Liaison 2019 Awards Edition. Campus (Digital) Award of Excellence: The Liberty Champion | Liberty University — Logan Smith, Chad Wylie, Lillian Abbatacola, Jenna Crenshaw, Emily Baker, Faith […]
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Presented during EPA’s 2019 convention, the 2019 Higher Goals awards honor the best work done in specific categories during the 2018 calendar year. Click here to view or download Liaison 2019 Awards Edition. Article Series First Place: The Christian Post, School Shootings — Leonardo Blair, Brandon Showalter. Second Place: Christianity Today Online, Bill Hybels News Coverage […]
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The annual awards contest is now ready for submissions. EPA hosts two contests: the Awards of Excellence contest (for your publication as a whole) and the Higher Goals contest (for the individual pieces you and your team produced—writing, photography, design, etc.). Both contests open in mid November with the entry deadline in early January. The […]
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The Evangelical Press Association board of directors has agreed to add EPA’s name as a cooperating organization for the 2020 Religion Communication Congress. Since 1970, the Religion Communication Congress has been a once-a-decade gathering of professional religion communicators from a wide range of faith traditions. The Congress was established “to provide a forum to expand […]
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