Sample News Pitch to a Reporter

You: Hello, I'm a member of the Lutheran Church of Christ the King over on 4th Street and we're having a special Earth Day Sunday service next week that I think would make a great story. Do you have time to hear about it?

Reporter: Sure, go ahead.

You: I'm a member of our congregation's environmental stewardship committee, and we are one of many churches nationwide that has planned a special Earth Day service for April 23, that celebrates God's creation. This year's theme focuses on lifting up a call for justice on the Gulf Coast. It is a response to the environmental racism, degradation of natural resources, and lack of clean-up following last summer's hurricanes. We believe that our faith calls us to seek justice on this issue.

We have planned a service, and are also having a "green" fellowship hour to highlight what each of us can do the reduce our impact on the planet. There are a few other churches in town holding services as well. We will also be having a letter writing campaign so that our members can write letters to our representative and Senators asking them to take leadership on Gulf Coast recovery.As you probably know, faith groups have been very vocal about environmental issues recently, so this is a very timely story. Does this sound like a story you would be interested, or do you know someone else that I can talk to?

Reporter: Yes, I am interested. Do you have any written information on this?

You: Sure I'll send you some background information.