A new Pew Forum poll indicates that the new social media platforms have once again re-shaped our conversations about what’s hot in the news. The Internet is now the third-highest platform for receiving news coverage. Only national television news and local television news rank higher. This is significant as a sociological trend in general, but also significant to us as Mormons specifically, in light of our desire to be, as Elder Ballard suggested, more “influencers” of our culture than “influenced by” it.

A More Good Foundation blog gives more information about the Pew study, and also gives some great suggestions on how to influence public perceptions, conversations, and media-talk news about the Church online.


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