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Godbloggers & Hollywood: The Role of Godbloggers in the Entertainment Industry & Why They Should Care
Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008: 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM, GBC Theatre in Exhibits

The role of the God-bloggers in the entertainment industry and why they should care: The internet has offered unparalleled opportunities for people of faith to break out of the religious ghetto and allow their ideas to be accessed by people who may not agree with them. What is the role of the Godbloggers in the mainstream media culture and how should Godbloggers write, keeping in mind that they are writing for people who may not agree with their beliefs?

Participants
Mark Joseph Mark Joseph
Mark Joseph is a multi-media producer, columnist and author. His books include Pop Goes Religion, Faith, God & Rock ā€˜n’ Roll , and The Rock & Roll Rebellion. His writings have appeared in publications like Billboard Magazine, Beliefnet, Christianity Today, The Jewish Press, Fox, NRO, and others. Joseph is an award winning record producer who produced the rock soundtrack for The Passion Of The Christ featuring Lauryn Hill, Scott Stapp of Creed, MxPx, Blink 182, P.O.D. and others and has also supervised the international releases of over 70 records and produced the music for dozens of television commercials. He is founder and president of Bully Pulpit Records He has produced two short films, The Bridge & Cupid, and developed and/or marketed 18 films including Ray, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, I Am David, Holes and others and is currently developing/producing four feature films, The Crusader, In His Steps Monkey Trial, and Sensei. Joseph is also a co-founder and president of the board of the Damah Film Festival. He has also worked extensively as a TV host and producer having anchored The Entertainment Report for Group W and CNN, then spending five year as host and producer of NHK TV's The Interview, an international talk show that featured Joseph interviewing public figures like Jay Leno, Larry King, Charlton Heston, George Gallup, Gloria Allred and others. Mr. Joseph also spent a decade as U.S. correspondent for two radio stations, Tokyo FM and FM Yokohama for whom he reported daily from Los Angeles and covered the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles in 2000 for the Talk America Radio Network.
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