Some Good Friday experiences with Tasmanian media

Posted on April 14, 2009 
Filed under News

Bishop John Harrower“After the Good Friday worship service at the Cathedral I spoke to a TV crew on the meaning of Good Friday. They also interviewed worshippers for their comments.

On watching the TV news that evening the overall reporting on the Christian celebration was positive and I was delighted with the comments of the two worshippers. I was appalled, however, when the TV News cut my own comment to, ‘(Easter) is about relationships’. In the actual interview I had completed the idea, ‘(Easter) is about relationships, our relationship with God and our relationship with our neighbour.’…”

– Bishop of Tasmania, John Harrower, reflects on how local media reported Easter.