Posts by Francis Ritchie
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Hard News: Media Take: The Easter Show, in reply to Russell Brown,
As I said, it’s as if they’re not skilled at talking to the world.
I wonder if, sometimes, we underestimated what it takes to relate well to people who are different from ourselves. It’s something I’m wildly conscious of when I spend time with diverse groups of people… I want to communicate in a way that enables people in any context to hear what I’m truly trying to say. I’m not sure many people can shift their mode of communication from group to group all that well. I know that I stuff it up plenty, and I’m conscious of it. Not everybody is.
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Hard News: Media Take: The Easter Show, in reply to Russell Brown,
I'm quite sure there are a lot of genuine news stories out there for the getting, especially in Auckland, where the churches are manifold and entwined with communities
The trick there is finding them. Usually the churches doing the best work aren't well equipped for good PR and often couldn't care less as they focus on what they do. I'm still trying to work out an easy way of connecting journalists to some of those stories... though I'm not sure if there is an easy way. Hopefully as NewsLeads gets known in the Christian community I might just happen across good stories from time to time and be able to pass them on.
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Hard News: Media Take: The Easter Show, in reply to philipmatthews,
Thanks, Philip. I'm really glad to see I made some sense :) If you ever need help with a story, feel free to flick a message my way and I'll do what I can to help. I can't make any guarantees, but I've got a decent understanding of the breadth of Christianity and where there are gaps in my awareness I can hopefully point you to people who might be able to help. I'll DM you my email address via Twitter.