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Today is Monday December 23, 2024 in Canada. This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24) David Spencer's Media Spin Canada provides information on: associations in media, a glossary, music, Media new media, photography, publishing, radio, television, video and Resources web resources. David M.R.D. Spencer's founding and work with ChristianMedia.ca between 1999 to 2008. Read the interview with David . To connect with Canadian Christians working and volunteering in arts, media and music, publishing and writing go here . < Home | Associations | Categories | Glossary | Media Workers | New | Popular | Search A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Advertisers Find Canadian media Supporters What's new? From the ChristianMedia.ca Glossary From David Spencer's Media Spin Glossary Resources: Culture | Dance | Film | Music | New Media | News | Performing Arts | Publishing | Radio | Television | Visual Arts | Writing Please note that some of the organizations and people listed in David Spencer's Media Spin Glossary may not be Christian and may not have a Christian faith perspective. The Christians that are listed in David Spencer's Media Spin Glossary are brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus from Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and other countries around the world. CCM Magazine CCM Magazine was founded by John Styll. The first copy was published in July 1978. The magazine was eventually purchased by Salem Publishing. Salem Publishing changed the name to Christ.Community.Music.® is a special interest consumer magazine that covers Christian music, publishing and entertainment from a faith-based perspective. Each issue contains news, interviews, book and album reviews and an in-depth look at the lives of faith based music artists. With a monthly circulation of 70,000, CCM Magazine was the leader in covering Christian music. When the magazine was first published, it was actually called Contemporary Christian Music and specifically covered that music genre. The name was later shortened to CCM which was still an acronym for Contemporary Christian Music. For a short time, the magazine changed its name to Contemporary Christian Magazine (keeping the CCM but broadening the scope) but then ultimately went back to Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). Then in May 2007, the name's meaning was changed to "Christ. Community. Music." The editor quickly pointed out that the term "contemporary Christian music" was dated and in some cases downright offensive. The name change was most likely a result of bands like Switchfoot being hesitant to be in a magazine that labeled them Christian. Now the magazine's editor says that Christ, community, and music are three entirely different things - thus, the periods after each word of the acronym to show that they are not related. The editor's explanation of the name change can be found in the May 2007 issue of the magazine. In October 2006, CCM Magazine launched its own social networking site, MyCCM. In February 2007 CCM Magazine published the article "A Look at the History of Contemporary Christian Music". "CCM Magazine." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 18 Jan 2008, 21:41 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 26 Jan 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CCM_Magazine&oldid=185289643>. CCM Magazine Ceases Publication On January 16, 2008, Salem Publishing announced that the April 2008 issue would be the final printed issue of the magazine. Source: Salem Communications http://ir.salem.cc/phoenix.zhtml?c=82189&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1097250&highlight= Back Issues of CCM Magazine View back issues http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://ccmmagazine.com/ Canadian Artists Featured in CCM Magazine A list of Canadian Artists Featured in CCM Magazine can be viewed here: http://www.ccmmagazine.com/search/Canadian/ This article is a stub. If you have information to help make this page more accurate, please contact us. If you would like content on this page removed from our database, please contact us. To link to this page from your web site, blog, social networking site, Twitter feed or e-mail message, use the byline "From David Spencer's Media Spin <http://media.davidspencer.ca>."