Comments on: 12 Questions for the LDS Newsroom, Part One

By: Ben H

Ben H — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:52:48 +0000

I am thrilled that my church has a newsroom that, in addition to all the other great work it does, will thoughtfully address these very important questions, and I’m thrilled to blog with people who can formulate these key questions so well! This is very helpful.

By: CE

CE — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:09:08 +0000

Excellent work. There have been lots of questions around the Bloggernaccle about the authority behind the Newsroom Commentary material, and I’m glad that the Public Affairs folks took the time to put this material in context. One observation:

“Some content posted on Newsroom [Commentary] is clearly labeled as being an official statement from the Church in general or from the First Presidency in particular. Other content . . . is carefully reviewed and sometimes edited by the First Presidency or the Quorum of the Twelve, but not labeled as such.”

So does all Commentary material fit under one of these two categories, or is there a third category of material that is not reviewed by the First Presidency or Quorum of the Twelve? This still leaves some ambiguity about whether all Commentary material is reviewed by and represents the views of the First Presidency/Quorum of the Twelve.

By: BHodges

BHodges — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:27:33 +0000

A great scoop, y’all. Nicely done.

Still, it remains rather esoteric, indeed.

By: Wm Morris

Wm Morris — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:59:21 +0000

Thanks for the reminder, Ronan. After careful review, I stand by my comments there. Please note, though, that nothing that I say is authoritative unless it’s issued in (possibly rhyming) manifesto format.

By: mmiles

mmiles — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:56:39 +0000

Good Job!

By: Kevin Barney

Kevin Barney — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:32:48 +0000

Good work, guys.

By: Ronan

Ronan — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:22:55 +0000

Don’t forget Steve’s — dare I say seminal? — discussion of the newsroom over at the BCC.

http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2008/08/whats-a-newsroom-for/

By: Frank McIntyre

Frank McIntyre — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:12:02 +0000

Thanks for doing this, Dave. And many thanks to the Newsroom answerer(s).

By: Mark Brown

Mark Brown — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:01:10 +0000

Adam, I had that exact same thought just now. You are right.

By: Adam Greenwood

Adam Greenwood — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:53:28 +0000

The good thing about the Newsroom is that its only tentatively official. Disavowable and changeable, its like a beta revelation.