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Social Media Revolution 2

Jim Coyle — Tue, 11 May 2010 02:49:20 +0000

While many people think of Social Media as a fad, those of us involved in religious communication – evangelization – and education have a critical mission to bring the Truth to people wherever they are. We need to be out in the marketplace, the town square. Here’s where we’ll find our people:

Are we out there?

Jim Coyle

Reaching Individuals in a Social Media Age

Jim Coyle — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:24:04 +0000

As Church, we have the same problem today as the disciples did nearly 2000 years ago: How do we reach people with our Message?

This is an essential question that the Church must repeatedly ask – and answer – as her mission of evangelization continues while people and societies adopt different methods of communication and culture. It’s the question Angela Santana posed and responded to in a presentation she gave earlier this week. She makes her points very well in the slides she’s shared online, critical points for the Church in our modern age:

Reaching Individuals in a Social Media Age: A Resource for the Catholic Church

View more presentations from Angela Santana.

You can follow and interact with Angela on Twitter @inspiredangela.

Jim Coyle

Inter-Connections

Jim Coyle — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:29:39 +0000

A comment was posted earlier today on the Catholic Media Journal website that illustrates the connectivity among God’s people, even through time and cyberspace. Thoughts on that, and a new look on “running the race” in this fourth edition of the Catholic Media Journal Podcast. September 12, 2009. (7:55)

Or follow this direct link to Catholic Media Journal Podcast #4.

March 2008 Catholic Media Journal blog post and comments:
http://catholicmediajournal.com/2008/03/10/the-catholic-podcasting-underground/

Link to the Catholic Underground Podcast’s website.

Music: Podsafe Music from www.musicalley.com
Finish Line by Steve Parsons
Removed Approval by Ardent Octopus (Theme)

Jim Coyle

Daily Scripture Reflection on Video from USCCB

Jim Coyle — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:30:43 +0000

The Office of Digital Media of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops offers daily scripture readings and reflections in audio and video formats online. One of the people we frequently see there is our friend Fr. Greg Friedman, OFM, from Cincinnati, Ohio. Depending on the day you’re reading this, Fr. Greg may be the person sharing the Scripture Reflection in this video.

These and other online resources from the USCCB are funded by the annual Catholic Communications Campaign in the United States, an important campaign to support.

Jim Coyle

Twitter, Blogging, and Connecting

Jim Coyle — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:38:53 +0000

One of the great things about Twitter is that many people share links to their own work, interesting things they’ve found related to work, or lots of times – just plain fun. One of the latest links I followed led me to Save the Media, a blog by Gina Chen, a Franciscan University of Steubenville journalism grad. As part of her introduction she writes:

I’ve been a newspaper journalist for 20 years, and I’m worried — but excited — about the future of the industry I love. I believe new media can help journalism evolve, so it can continue to be a watchdog of Democracy. But journalists have to be open to change and trying new technology.

Check out Gina’s blog, and be sure to follow the links that interest you.

Yes, Twitter can be a distraction. But it’s also a great resource for journalists. Best of all, it can be a way to keep in touch with friends and colleagues – just be sure it’s not the only way. Stay up to date with Gina by following her on Twitter. She’s bloggingmom67.

And of course, follow me too. I’m iJimC.

Jim Coyle

Podcasting and Catholic Music

Jim Coyle — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:32:51 +0000

Individuals, ministries and organizations within the Catholic Church have been among the earliest and most successful adopters of audio and video podcasting since it began in late 2004. In this edition of the Catholic Media Journal Podcast, George Leite, an active Catholic podcaster from Massachusetts, shares how his growth as a Catholic and love of ministry through music led him to podcasting. George’s main podcast, Catholic Rockers, won the 2007 international award as Best PodSafe Music Podcast - an award which included music podcasts of all genres, not just religious music.

Information about the music in this edition of the Catholic Media Journal Podcast can be found here. And to subscribe to our free podcasts, just Click here.

Jim Coyle

Journalist at Work

Jim Coyle — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:43:00 +0000

After Pope Benedict’s April 17, 2008 address to Catholic University leaders, National Catholic Register’s Tim Drake returned from the Catholic University of America campus to the Media Center where I saw him doing a phone interview with Fr. Terence Henry, TOR, president of Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Later in the evening, Tim posted his first YouTube video on his Pope2008.com blog.

And of course Fr. Henry was also interviewed on the CUA campus by our Franciscan University student media crew following Pope Benedict’s talk. The crew is blogging when they can (which is not too often because we’re keeping them busy).

Jim Coyle

We all arrive in Washington, DC

Jim Coyle — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:46:02 +0000

Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Washington today, and so did our Franciscan University of Steubenville Media crew. There are 12 of us, and after a late departure from Steubenville – I had to switch to another rental van because of mechanical difficulties – we arrived at the site of our first video story: The John Paul II Cultural Center near the Basicilla Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. We jumped out of the vans, got our video equipment unpacked and recorded wonderful interviews with the leaders of the John Paul II Cultural Center, and were taken on a guided tour of the path and stops Pope Benedict will take Thursday evening when he leads an Interfaith Dialogue with many religious leaders. The Center is truly an amazing place.

As we videotaped our footage, a crew from Cox Communications, owners of the NBC affiliate TV station in Steubenville, videotaped us and recorded interviews with the students. Their story appeared on the 11:00 news in Steubenville tonight, although I couldn’t view it online.

Members of the team will be blogging about our project this week at Franciscan Papal Initiative, so check there for some of our experiences. We won’t have regular Internet access, but through the students’ gadgets I hope we can post from the midst of Pope Benedict’s visit to the USA.

Catholic Media Journal Podcast #2: Pope Benedict XVI and Authentic Church Renewal

Jim Coyle — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:00:06 +0000

In this edition of the Catholic Media Journal Podcast we look ahead to Pope Benedict XVI’s U.S. visit, hearing from Franciscan University of Steubenville’s Dr. Alan Schreck with some thoughts about Pope Benedict and authentic Church Renewal. (5:45)

The interview with Alan Schreck is an excerpt from an episode of Spirit and Life: The Franciscan Conferences Podcast, a bi-weekly podcast from Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Information about the music in this edition of the Catholic Media Journal Podcast can be found here. And to be an early subscriber to our free podcasts, just Subscribe Here.

News About…Us

Jim Coyle — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:30:59 +0000

The National Catholic Register’s website posted some comments by Fr. Owen Kerns, LC, Publisher of the Register, about some of the New Media work they’re doing – and mentioned some things we did in our Church & Media class last week in connection with Tim Drake’s Pope2008.com blog:

But here’s the most unusual attention [we've received about the blog]: Professor Jim Coyle at Franciscan University of Steubenville has been teaching a course on the use of new media in Catholic communications. He assigned students a paper on Pope2008.com’s blog coverage. Then he interviewed Tim, with the students present, and made the interview available as a podcast on his Catholic Media Journal website.

You can read the whole post here, or in the Register’s next issue.

It’s great exploring and experiencing New Media. We can all have a voice in the new media space – and there are many voices calling for our attention. There’s so much we can learn and share, but we have to stay alert as we seek the Truth.

Jim Coyle