"Gegrapha is for journalists who believe in the importance of WWJD as well as WWWWW&H."
Gegrapha (GAYG-ra-fa) is Greek for "I have written" which is taken from John's Gospel, 19:22.
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Gegrapha has three goals:
1) To build a global fellowship among Christians in journalism, supporting those already in it and encouraging others to enter it;
2) To model Christian standards of excellence and personal ethics within the profession of journalism;
3) To be channels of God's grace and truth through the profession.
Gegrapha is a non-political, non-partisan, non-sectarian Christian fellowship that currently operates under the organizational umbrella of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, an officially recognized 501C-3 status (non-profit) research institution in Washington D.C.
Gegrapha seeks to build up existing groups of Christians within journalism all over the world, to foster networks among them at the national and international level, and to establish local fellowship groups wherever possible. Gegrapha plans conferences at the regional, national and international level, regular exchanges of information and views through its website, and publications that support its programs.
Gegrapha is not an evangelistic or a missionary organization, but it
encourages journalists who are Christians to share their faith openly
wherever this can be done without risk to themselves or the organization
for whom they work, and wherever it does not offend standards of
journalistic professionalism. Gegrapha encourages journalists to seek
the presence of God in their career. "For wherever two or three are
gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
Matthew 18:20
Gegrapha believes strongly in the inherent integrity of journalism as a profession. It does not believe journalism should be used as an instrument of propaganda, even on behalf of Christian or other causes which Gegrapha members privately may support.
Members of the board include David Aikman, former Diplomatic Correspondent for TIME magazine and now Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, Bill Newcott of Modern Maturity Magazine, nationally syndicated columnist Terry Mattingly, Julia Duin of THE WASHINGTON TIMES, British broadcaster Nick Page, Arne Fjeldstad of Norway's Aftenposten, Gordon Govier of WNWC Radio, and several others.
Gegrapha is international in scope. Its first conference was in Chichester, England, in August, 1999 followed by its second conference in Washington D.C. in August, 2001 (attended by 200 journalists from 50 countries). Other plans include publishing a book of Christian testimonies from journalists, and maintaining an internet presence for Christians in journalism.
This is not the official Gegrapha website. It is here.
For more information on Gegrapha:
contact: Gordon Govier, scribe@broadcast.net.
Or write to:
Gegrapha
P.O. Box 77432
Washington DC 20013