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BYU alum Sarah Jane Weaver becomes first female editor-in-chief at Deseret News

June 07, 2024 12:00 AM
It is possible that when Sarah Jane Weaver was at BYU, she was unaware that she would make history in the news industry and in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. What she did know was that she wanted to make her ancestors proud, and BYU was the beginning of that journey for her.
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'A Giant of a Man': Remembering John Hughes

January 31, 2023 12:00 AM
Robert “John” Hughes, Pulitzer Prize winner, former editor of the Christian Science Monitor and Deseret News and retired BYU faculty member died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, at 92.
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Drastic changes at the Provo Daily Herald mirror challenges for hometown newspapers nationwide

June 01, 2022 12:00 AM
You will find Provo’s last independent newspaper in a mall, lodged between a tie shop and optometry center, its brightly lit desks and desktop computers awkwardly exposed to the busy shoppers passing by.
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Grappling with governing: Sen. Mike Lee's view of Trump from 'unelectable' to 'Captain Moroni'

January 11, 2021 12:00 AM
Editor's note: Daily Universe reporters examined how Utah's congressional delegation responded not only to the Capitol breach on Jan. 6 but the shift in the Republican Party over the last four years in a series of stories.
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Journalists in Utah and elsewhere face uncertain future

December 16, 2020 12:00 AM
See also: How does freedom of the press apply on the BYU campus?
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University veterinarian discusses animal research at BYU

May 22, 2020 12:00 AM
BYU is home to reptiles, mice, rats, chickens, pigeons and lots of fish — and veterinarian Sandy Garrett is in charge of making sure they’re all taken care of.
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Utah newsrooms protect freedom of the press during pandemic

May 20, 2020 12:00 AM
Utah news organizations are fighting to maintain the freedom of the press during COVID-19, and they're doing it from remote newsrooms.
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April 17: Today’s BYU Campus COVID-19 update

April 17, 2020 12:00 AM
The BYU campus has changed drastically due to the spread of COVID-19 throughout the country and the world. Find out how the campus is functioning, what’s open, what’s closed and what’s new.
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Twitter reacts: former BYU mascot shares struggles, journey as gay student

March 04, 2019 12:00 AM
Former BYU mascot (2015-2018) Charlie Bird recently came out as gay in an op-ed released by the Deseret News. The first-person narrative was written by Bird on Feb. 26 and described the struggles and triumphs he faced while attending BYU.
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Deseret News hosts discussion on anxiety to halt teen suicide

May 31, 2018 12:00 AM
Deseret News opinion editor Boyd Matheson speaks while 'Angst' panelists Jenny Howe, Karen Gornick and Jay Mcfarland look on. (Jennifer Ball)
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Evan McMullin presidential campaign changes Utah politics

November 07, 2016 12:00 AM
In this Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016 photo, Evan McMullin, a conservative independent presidential candidate, speaks at a town hall meeting in Logan, Utah. (Eli Lucero/The Herald Journal via AP)
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LDS Church comments on leaked church leader discussion videos

October 04, 2016 12:00 AM
Church leaders, including Elders Robert D. Hales, Jeffrey R. Holland and David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve, participate in a discussion about marijuana, as shown in a Mormon Leaks video dated Nov. 11, 2010. Mormon Leaks published 15 videos on Oct. 2 showing similar briefings on various topics between 2007 and 2012. (Mormon Leaks via YouTube)
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Elizabeth Smart among supporters of group empowering women

July 01, 2016 12:00 AM
Elizabeth Smart and Bre Lasley listen to their introductions during Fight Like Girls 'Intro Night' in Salt Lake City on Thursday, June 23, 2016. Fight Like Girls is an organization intended to empower women fighting anxiety, infertility, eating disorders, abduction and every battle in between. (photo/caption credit: Deseret News)
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After 2 sons' suicides, family hopes app will save others

June 30, 2016 12:00 AM
Hailey Burningham,13, sits with her her mother Robyn in West Jordan, Thursday, June 9, 2016. Robyn has lost two sons to suicide and is hopeful that an app called 'SafeUT' will prevent other children from doing the same.
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Provo newspaper moves offices downtown

May 26, 2016 12:00 AM
The Daily Herald moved to downtown Provo offices. (Daily Herald/Facebook)
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The Salt Lake Tribune sold to wealthy industrialist family

April 20, 2016 12:00 AM
The Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News newspaper boxes await customers in Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake Tribune was purchased by Paul Huntsman. (Associated Press)
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One of the four missionaries injured in Brussels Airport attack in medically induced coma

March 22, 2016 12:00 AM
Updated: March 22, 2016 2:56 p.m.
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LDS leaders condemn terrorism, discrimination

January 12, 2016 12:00 AM
President Gordon B. Hinckley smiles while holding his daughter Virginia H. Pearce. (Mormon Newsroom)
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