| Lamenting readership declines | | Date Created: Nov 10, 2004, 09:05 PM |
Elder Dallin H. Oaks, an apostle of the LDS Church told BYU students on Tuesday that he is concerned with the decline in newspaper readership.
"More and more people are not reading the news of the world around them or the important issues of the day," Elder Oaks said, according to the Deseret Morning News.
Television news may not be a suitable substitute for newspaper readership, according to the church leader. Those who do not read newspapers "apparently rely on what others tell them or on the soundbites of television news, where even the most significant subjects rarely get more than 60 seconds."
Elder Oaks, a former BYU President and Utah Supreme Court Justice, warns that the trend may lead to "a less concerned, less thoughtful, and less informed citiznery, and that results in less responsible and less responsive government."
An mp3 audio file of Elder Oaks' address can be dowloaded from the BYU website. |
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