I am sorry you had so much trouble Connors but as someone whose family owns newspapers and as someone who writes and edits, I have to agree with Rick. Most often, news agencies do not have a particular agenda - but they only have so much space so they (we I suppose, lol) have to cut down and economize our words. That applies ro editorial writers too - not just ltter wtriters so one has to find the best possible way to say what you mean in a coherant, clear and short way.
There are many ways to get publicity andperhaps your orgh could target simeone with experience in the media to assist you? Writing for TV or radio is yet again different than it is for newspapers. I myself have seen good letters end up in the round file because they rambled - I have also attempted to cut down letters and have them not souding good and not having time to fix it, just left it. Please don't blame te media - they did not write the law. Some of them support it I suppse (I;d have to read each of the newspapers and other cols to know who) but I do not know who. I just don't think they are on the govt side. Often imn gact, newspaper writers are contraian just to ask questions.
The BSL issue is a complicated one for its opponents to win - and you need to find innovative media savvy ways to compete with the stories of children and seniors being attacked by dogs owned by bad owners. Most ppl are not like us - they do not understand the issue at all. Even many animal ppl thinjk the ban is good believe it or not. So it is an uphill battles but one that can be won if you fo,llow what places like Cincinnati did - use the financial stats for example.
For a long time as an eenvironmentalists, I cited all sorts of medical data that confused ppl - until I realizeed I needed to talk to them so they understood - terll them why it is important to them, why the BSL law is mpre expensive and does not work. The emotion will not work for your side - it works or the other because the other side so to speka has cornered that market tho I re woulsd still show examples of pittis who are great dogs and the hstory of the breed.
Good luck!!!
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