(Arch)Dioceses Getting On Board with Online Evangelization
On July 1, it looks like two separate Archdioceses made announcements relating to online evangelization:
Archdiocese of St. Louis' new Office of Web Development:
In July of 2010, seeing the need for an increasing presence online and in social media outlets, the Archdiocese of St. Louis has created a new office, the Office of Web Development, to help Archdiocesan agencies, affiliated organizations, and (eventually) parishes with their online development.
The Office of Web Development will work in especially close collaboration with the St. Louis Review and the Office of Communications in making sure news and newsworthy stories are delivered online to as many people as possible.
Archdiocese of Boston's New Media & Initiatives group:
BRAINTREE — Embracing new and state-of-the-art forms of digital communication to reach the faithful has been a top priority of Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley.
As part of that effort, effective July 1, the secretariat for Catholic Media will be added to Cardinal O’Malley’s cabinet. Scot Landry, the current secretary for Institutional Advancement, will become the secretary for Catholic Media and oversee all of the archdiocese’s print and digital media including The Pilot’s print edition and its website, CatholicTV, the Boston Catholic Directory, Cardinal O’Malley’s weekly email, the archdiocese’s website, the archdiocese’s new media accounts including Facebook, Twitter and photo sharing.
Are there any other dioceses getting started (or already well-established) in these areas?
Comments
As far as I've seen that's it!! Good luck Jeff!
Congrats on the position Jeff!
Don't need to be a prophet to predict that this will spread to other Dioceses.
Here's a couple other things to note for the future...
1. Sounds like the US Post Office is increasing their postal rates 5-7% next year. When you couple that with decreasing subscriptions and less financial support from Chanceries, Catholic publications across the USA are going to be seriously impacted. Alternative methods of 'getting the Good News out' is going to be in vogue REAL soon.
I just got a call today from a publisher who's pretty anxious about this increase and is fast-tracking a re-vamped website.
2. At last years CPA convention in New Orleans, a historic meeting with USCCB Bishops took place. Granted, it was just the first step...but an important one...and they made a point that they are focusing on increasing their web presence across the board.
Exciting and challenging times to be sure!
Definitely! I look forward to the merger of print/web media—right now it seems there's often a dichotomy that only hinders our Church's (and the media's) ability to communicate effectively.
Advancing the faith.
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