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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Mormons Knocking on Digital Doors

    Less than a year ago, the LDS Church had very strict rules prohibiting its missionaries from spending much time online. Mormon leaders believed that the temptations of the internet would distract the young men and women from God’s work. These days, things couldn’t be more different.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 10, 2014 • 1 min read

    Less than a year ago, the LDS Church had very strict rules prohibiting its missionaries from spending much time online. Mormon leaders believed that the temptations of the internet would distract the young men and women from God’s work. These days, things couldn’t be more different. After a policy change last June, missionaries are now using social media, chat rooms and Skype to bring more people into the fold. And it's working, big time.

    The full episode

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    Tracking Taxes, Mormons Go Digi, and Newspaper vs Newpaper
    1. 0:00Tax Day Fact Checking
    2. 8:16Can Competition Hurt Journalism?
    3. 17:17Mormons Knocking on Digital DoorsYou’re reading this
    4. 26:53Leslie Jamison's Empathy Exams
    5. 42:30Over The Hill at 24
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Bianca Bosker

      journalist and author

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      Gideon Burton

      Brigham Young University

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Tracking Taxes, Mormons Go Digi, and Newspaper vs Newpaper
    1. 0:00Tax Day Fact Checking
    2. 8:16Can Competition Hurt Journalism?
    3. 17:17Mormons Knocking on Digital DoorsYou’re reading this
    4. 26:53Leslie Jamison's Empathy Exams
    5. 42:30Over The Hill at 24
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