Christians in Journalism is a London-based fellowship of journalists and photographers working in print, broadcast and online. We meet up for drinks, prayer, discussions and movies. 

Christians? In journalism?
Yes, really. Click here to find out more.

Are there other Christians where you work?
Why not put up this poster somewhere, and then see who turns up at the next meeting? No one need ever know it was you.

theMediaNet and Christians In Journalism conference

Saturday 3rd March, 2012 9am-5pm
St James’ Church, Clerkenwell (Clerkenwell Close, London, EC1R 0EA)

‘Whatever is true…’ (Philippians 4v8)

Join us for an exciting day of discussion, fellowship, encouragement and inspiration. We’ll have input from some great Christian media professionals such as the BBC’s Rev Richard Coles. It will also be a fantastic opportunity to meet, pray for and share experiences with other Christians working in the media from all over the country. We’ve got a packed programme, including a separate journalist specific seminar but there will also be plenty of time to relax, unwind and re-charge.

The programme includes:

Do Christians Hack Phones?
An honest discussion about how our faith should affect our media ethics and day-to-day work.

Does Every Song Have to Say Jesus In It?
Rev Richard Coles explores how to be a Christian in the mainstream media.
Richard Coles rose to fame with 80s synthpop duo The Communards and now appears regularly on radio, TV and in the papers. He presents BBC Radio 4's popular Saturday morning show Saturday Live.

Valleys And Mountaintops
Personal stories, insight and encouragement about job insecurity, short contracts and freelance struggles.

Playing with reality: Living in reward culture.
James Poulter looks at the theological implications and practical uses of gaming and augmented reality. James Poulter is Shiny Red’s go to guy on all things SoLoMo (Social, Local, Mobile) and regularly gives comment for PR Week, MSN’s Social Media Column and Social Media Influence. James also runs the men’s lifestyle site The Manifest.

£12 Coffee, refreshments and lunch included

Click here to book a place (you may have to register on the Church and Media Network site first which shouldn’t take more than a minute)

For more details/ questions contact ruth@themedianet.org

CiJ is joining theMediaNet

Christians in Journalism has always been about trying to bring people together. The problem has tended to be that London and indeed Britain are quite big, with people spread out all over the place and working different hours. We've been thinking for a long time about how we can use the internet to get past the problems of time and distance, and we think theMediaNet is the solution.
It's a forum for all sorts of Christian media types, with private areas for people working in different jobs. It should make it easier for you to find people who work near you or at the same times. And it means you don't have to wait for us to organise an event - want a film outing or a coffee? You can simply post the details yourself. It's very Web 2.0, apparently.
The CiJ website will still be here, and once we've sorted our venue issues, we'll be continuing our regular prayer breakfasts and other meetings, but you no longer have to be constrained by what we can get round to sorting out. If you want a 12pm prayer lunch in Wapping or Canary Wharf, you can go ahead and set it up yourself.
I'll be discontinuing the emails from this address in the New Year, though. So if you want to keep in touch, you'll need to go to:
www.themedianet.org