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WACC North America sponsors GMMP Roundtable in New York City Print E-mail
Thursday, 08 July 2010 10:47

 To coincide with the release of the final report of the WACC Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), WACC North America is sponsoring a roundtable with journalists, journalism school deans and students on September 20, 2010, 6 - 8 p.m. at St. John's University 's Manhattan campus, 101 Murray St.

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Regional realities discussed by WACC North America Executive and WACC Global Officers at Chicago meeting Print E-mail
Friday, 16 April 2010 15:38

 A unique opportunity to discover common challenges across WACC regions and discuss ways to be in greater solidarity with one another occurred when WACC North America met with the WACC Global Board officers at a breakfast meeting on April 7th in Chicago during Religion Communicators Congress 2010.
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WACC North America sets course for 2010 at Executive Committee meeting in Chicago Print E-mail
Friday, 16 April 2010 15:01

 Exciting new directions were set for WACC North America during the first 2010 face-to-face meeting of the WACC North America Executive Committee April 6-7 in Chicago, just prior to the start of RCCongress 2010.  
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WACC North America establishes NABS-WACC Scholarship for Young Communicators Print E-mail
Friday, 16 April 2010 15:00
 During the April 2010 Executive Committee meeting in Chicago, WACC North America’s officers established the WACC North America NABS WACC Scholarship for Young Communicators.
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Regional Executive Committee meeting - Video postcards Print E-mail
Wednesday, 14 April 2010 13:58
Follow the links below to watch video interviews with some members who attended the Executive Committee meeting and the RCCongress 2010 in Chicago

Sheila  
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQcXh8syRCw
Jean  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVdUh8O9RrU
Philip  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV83VwO2MM
Keith
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kgESPspz6c
Pat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8sNPPcDZAQ
George  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g40Tbl1q64w
 
Religious communication is about building community, not selling a product Print E-mail
Tuesday, 13 April 2010 13:50

 

As they rush to embrace new media, religion communicators need to ask themselves some crucial questions: Is religion our “business”? Is it another commodity to be traded in the open marketplace? These provocative questions were posed by Basilio Monteiro,  WACC-North America Executive Committee member... Read more...

 
NABS-WACC remembers 40 years Print E-mail
Monday, 12 April 2010 13:41

  

Nearly 40 people gathered in Chicago during the RCCongress 2010 to honor the memory of the North American Broadcast Section of the World Association for Christian Communication, better known by its acronym, NABS-WACC. Read more...

(See details about the award ceremony here...)

 
WACC North America launches new blog Print E-mail
Monday, 29 March 2010 10:07

 During RC Congress 2010 in April, WACC North America launched its new blog htttp://waccna.wordpress.com.
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New Executive Committee elected in online AGM Print E-mail
Sunday, 10 January 2010 11:56

 The Regional Executive Committee held its first-ever online Annual General Meeting 11 December 2009 and elected a new Executive Committee with Sheila George as the President, Rebekah Chevalier - Vice President, Jean Robinson - Secretary and Basilio Monteiro - Treasurer. The new committee incudes both seasoned Executive Committee members and 7 brand new members. Read more...
 
WACC sponsors documentary screening at RCC2010 Print E-mail
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 10:12
Written by Philip Lee


 Triage: Dr. James Orbinski's Humanitarian Dilemma will be shown at RCCongress 2010, which takes place April 7-10. The screening and an appearance by James Orbinski are being sponsored by the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC).


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