Sex, Love and Rock of Ages: Handle with Care
Karen Sorensen, Azusa Pacific University
I was interested in going to this session because it was geared towards exploring taboo topics in church-related schools. While NSU isn’t a church-related school, it is defiantly in a conservative area. After the yearbook a few years ago covered a few controversial issues that were not well received, I wanted to head how church-related schools covered topics of that nature.
The first thing I learned was sex isn’t bad and we have a right to be loyal to readers. Also, writing an article on sex is not a reflection of the writer’s ideas or morals. They are just presenting what they found. Sex stories shouldn’t be written just for shock value, but instead to inform readers. Sorensen related sex to a physical and mental health issue.
Ideas to cover sex-related stories tastefully:
• Use pressing health issues, such as the HP virus.
• Talk to health experts in your area to find out what patients are asking about the most.
• Localize national sex health care headlines
• Explore myths and share the truth
One thing Sorensen emphasized the most was the importance was talking to health care providers and not relying on just internet research.
Lela Coker
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