Why Tone Still Matters
Are we becoming what we consume in media? Influencers and opinionators now deeply shape personal beliefs and attitudes, causing a loss of complexity, promoting cynicism, and highlighting the need for civility and peacemaking.
Tag: social media
The CES Solution to the Surgeon General’s Warning
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently warned of the harms of social media. The Church of Jesus Christ is leading the way in providing solutions to those harms.
Grief and Policy: Navigating Tragedy in the Social Media Age
Jumping into policy-making after a tragedy may not be best. If we aren’t careful, we can fall for policy errors that can actually make the problem worse.
When Misanthropes Love Humanity
When compassion is measured by our social and political activism, we may unwittingly endanger our ability to find real connection as we substitute abstract love for messy, real-life relationships.
The Wheat and Tares Parable in the Social Media Age
Are Latter-day Saints obligated not to judge religious influencers? Or might they be commanded to do exactly that?
What It’s Like to Be Cyberbullied
I was shocked after reviewing research on cyberbullying and then witnessing others go through it. But it wasn’t until I experienced it myself that I appreciated what it does to you.
How Modesty Empowers
Is encouraging women to conform to the diminutive dress standards of Instagram leading them to a place of freedom and power – or just the opposite?
Truth teller vs. Propagandist: How to Tell the Difference
It’s surprisingly easy for people online to pretend to be someone they are not. Don’t be fooled. Learn how to spot a propagandist masquerading as a truth-teller.
Learning from Intense Conflict
Reflecting on what we’ve been learning as a team from the conflicts over January 6th and abortion.
Challenging the Stories We Tell Ourselves
With great precision, a surgeon can miraculously repair a part of our body that is throbbing in pain. Could the same thing sometimes be needed for aching stories we carry around that simply aren’t true?
To What Source They May Look
A viral article about Latter-day Saint female influencers and abortion advanced a claim that stretches the truth while raising important questions about the status we continue to give the influencer class.
Hebrew Summer Camps, Utah Jazz, and a Helplessly Biased “Journalist”
Last week the Times of Israel asked, “Why do the Utah Jazz, in the Mormon capital, play ‘Hava Nagila’ after wins?” The answer is complicated. The song was first written in 1918, and the author soon moved to Cincinati...
