You ll get better results if you don t ask accusingly but with an ear toward learning what interests them. Remember your roles yours and the reporters. Once you ve developed a comfortable relationship with a reporter you might have a tendency to let your guard down. The juicy quote that spices up a reporter s story might ruin your day, or worse, when you see it in print. Be patient with ignorance and errors.
Many reporters know little about religion.
And even fewer know anything about Unitarian Universalism. So sometimes, even in spite of your brilliant explanations, mistakes will be made. Consider mistakes like that as great opportunities for further education. A private letter to the reporter and a letter to the editor if you want to correct the error publicly, should start with a positive note if there is anything at all positive to say about the coverage. Thanks for the moving story on this week s Interfaith Call to Justice service.