I’m going to look at an opinion column, which is strange. I know that.
The making of a (Mormon) president -- not
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Newt, Newsweek, evangelicals & Rome
Before we get to one of the Beltway issues of day — the surging Newt Gingrich and the evangelicals of Iowa — I have a question for GetReligion readers who are, or have been, Newsweek subscribers in recent years.
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Mocking unfaithful Heathens
The Village Voice is getting a bit of notice for a recent feature going after Republican New York City Councilman Dan Halloran. That the Village Voice might take issue with a Republican city councilman is not surprising. But one of its angles of attacks is. To see what I mean, let’s begin with the headline:
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On Egypt: Trying to predict the future votes
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On the campaign trail: Bad Dad?
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Moroccan moderates, skip the details
A few days ago, voters went to the polls in Morocco to elect a parliament. In Egypt, voters are going into their second day of high-turnout elections. The Moroccan election is part of a governmental reform process initiated by the king. It includes greater power for elected officials and a decentralization of authority.
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About that new Mormon PR blitz...
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, either because you haven’t paid close attention or don’t live in one of the areas currently being bombarded with ads, but the Mormon church has launched a flashy new public relations campaign. The Mormon church running ads is not new, but an article by The New York Times’ Laurie Goodstein explains why this campaign is different:
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Marian Mission to Moscow and the New York Times
Who was the first journalist? Who was the first to adopt the intellectual and moral code that guides the craft of reporting? My vote would be for the Athenian historian, Thucydides, who wrote The History of the Peloponnesian War in around 420 BC.
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Get ready for big twist in Mormon coverage
As Mitt Romney inches closer to the GOP nomination, we are nearing the point at which the mainstream press — especially Comedy Central — begins to realize that it’s time to cover a different Mormon story.
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