Always remember, on radio or any other type of audio, there’s always someone who’s hearing you for the first time.
I forgot that, so there’s a verbal welcome to both new subscribers and casual listeners at the start of this episode.
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Bench
I’ll be sitting on a bench on Tuesday lunchtime, recording conversations with anyone who happens to share the bench with me. Maybe that’ll be you?
I’ll be on the bench on Wyle Cop, outside the Lion Hotel in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. I’ll be there for about an hour, from 1pm on Tuesday.
If you want to come along for a chat, that would be marvellous. Spread the word to anyone else who might be interested?
Hear what happens on the Wyle Cop bench in the next episode of Hello You (probably). Subscribe (for free!) to make sure you don’t miss it!
News avoidance
Do you avoid the news? Or some news? If so, you’re among a growing number of people - millions worldwide - who do the same. Here are some articles to explain the phenomenon. They’re written from the perspective of journalists, but they do attempt to explain why people avoid some news, or all of it.
Avoiding the news is not the same as not consuming it from Nieman Journalism Lab, Harvard University
Who are the consistent news avoiders? also from Nieman Journalism Lab, Harvard
Analyst Richard J. Tofel believes ‘News avoidance can’t last’
And here’s the report I mention in this episode, from a panel discussion about news avoidance at last week’s International Journalism Festival in Perugia:
Seven things journalists can do to counter news avoidance from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
If you’re interested in journalism and the media, I highly recommend signing up to the Neiman Lab and Reuters Institute's newsletters.
Coming soon
I have some really interesting interviews that I can’t wait to share with you. Remarkable personal stories from people in Shropshire, local people and organisations who could help you or someone you know, and even a visit to the Darwin family dining room!
All those will be coming your way very soon. If you know of someone who’d you be interested to hear on Hello You, get in touch?
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Hello You 32: New subscribers, news avoidance