Regional towns and people love their local newspaper – seeing stories and images of family, neighbours, friends … and even themselves.
And every person the local journalist encounters has a story to tell or one to share. The story may be big news of achievement, dreams or hopes; the story could be a brief (two or three sentences). Sometimes, the person you are chatting with may think the conversation flows from anecdote to anecdote about themselves and therein the local journo sees that every person has a story to tell.
With trust and professionalism displayed and proven, those people then entrust you to share their story, telling it truthfully and faithfully, engaging the audience in a way that has them consumed with every word and painting a picture that connects.
So here are a few thoughts to assist you in discovering the joys of sharing the stories in your local communities.
Regional towns and people love their local newspaper – seeing stories and images of family, neighbours, friends … and even themselves.
And every person the local journalist encounters has a story to tell or one to share. The story may be big news of achievement, dreams or hopes; the story could be a brief (two or three sentences). Sometimes, the person you are chatting with may think the conversation flows from anecdote to anecdote about themselves and therein the local journo sees that every person has a story to tell.
With trust and professionalism displayed and proven, those people then entrust you to share their story, telling it truthfully and faithfully, engaging the audience in a way that has them consumed with every word and painting a picture that connects.
So here are a few thoughts to assist you in discovering the joys of sharing the stories in your local communities.
