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McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
https://t.co/eNnCqUHy8Q — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
RT @Yair_Rosenberg: For years, I've worked to tell the stories of minority religious communities, from Mormons to Muslims. I talked to @Des… — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
@Rachel_Rueckert @KirkusReviews @BccPress Congratulations! That's a big deal. — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
@Mark_Kawada Same! — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
Our 4yo daughter's friend just came in from the backyard and asked, "Can we cut down a tree?" We said no, and he went back outside to report the news. Just as the door was closing, I heard my daughter say, "Did you tell them WHY we want to?" — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
@Cornhusker54321 Yes, that's my point: Many modern modern beliefs/practices *are* rooted in quotes from past church leaders. But not all quotes from past leaders influence modern beliefs/practices. I feel like I'm repeating myself at this point, so I'm going to move on. Cheers. — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
@katienotopoulos like they said in the onboarding orientation, buzzfeed uses every part of the puppy. no waste. — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
@Cornhusker54321 I don't know what you mean by "fair game," but the goal of journalism is to reflect reality as it is. You're not trying to beat your subject or build a case against them. If the quotes accurately capture a real element of Mormon culture/beliefs, use them! In this case they didn't — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
@Cornhusker54321 Unless you work to understand how the faith is actually lived and practiced, and what members actually believe, you will end up writing something that doesn't ring true. Like I said, it's hard work! I've probably fallen short in this respect when writing about other religions. — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
@Cornhusker54321 There have been 17 presidents of the LDS Church, more than 100 apostles, and tens of thousands of pages of scriptures/sermons. As a journalist with limited understanding of the faith, you can cherry-pick quotes to support virtually any angle/assertion 1/2 — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
@catesish a truly memorable only-at-buzzfeed experience! — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
@thenextvinnie I'm quite familiar with the criticism of Maggie's work, and I find most of it unpersuasive. But when people start tweeting about imprisoning reporters they don't like—and when those tweets gets upwards of 10K RTs—I think it's worth calling out. Kind of weird that you don't! — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
@mollyesque we'll find out very soon how juries respond to "so sorry, my computer crashed!" — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
@matt_latimer on the other hand, if you're looking for a lawyer who can help you cook up creative justifications for imprisoning journalists, he might be your guy! — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
Anyway, read this adaptation from @maggieNYT's book and then preorder (before she goes to jail!) https://t.co/blJPYsjdJR — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
Just an incredible political moment we are living through https://t.co/HL88wPwM0D — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
8,000 retweets and counting for this insane tweet suggesting that maybe Maggie Haberman should be in prison. https://t.co/ld8CEOJ1I8 — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
@halrobertboyd Relevant episode from 2016: https://t.co/1bPVnyOCxj https://t.co/m74POrK23d — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
I've almost certainly been guilty of this when writing about other faiths. I've tried to learn to be humble about this stuff. — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
I don't mean to pile on—I don't think that piece was written in bad faith. (And Utah's water crisis deserves more coverage!) But writing about religion is tricky. It's very easy to inflate the importance of an obscure tradition or old quotes from faith leaders to fit your angle. — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
I live in northern Virginia, which is basically a swamp, and my lawn is brown and patchy and ungodly. Please don't tell my bishop. https://t.co/gX21QtImF6 — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
Trying to guess what percentage of the traffic to this article is from Mormons who read it and were like "what on earth is this?" I'm guessing more than half. — PolitiTweet.org
The Guardian @guardian
For Mormons, a perfect lawn is a godly act. But the drought is catching up with them https://t.co/XAN1vjSKoh
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
"Putin’s trick is to dress self-interest in patriotic propaganda. Now those two things are splitting...In polling, even the most pro-Putin Russians are against [mobilization]. The war in Ukraine was meant to be a movie, not a personal sacrifice." https://t.co/Nn62l55KDz — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
@janecoaston He’s good! (But he did play baseball for two seasons.) — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
@jkimballcook For example, even just within the phrasing of your tweet, is there a difference between "retaliation" and "demanding (or just asking for) accountability"? Maybe! — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
@MattBrownEP Right, my perspective here is heavily shaped by growing up Mormon in Massachusetts. Born-and-bred Utahns (both inside the church and out) will see these things and react differently. — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
@jkimballcook Right, remove the question completely from the specifics of this situation, and I doubt anyone would argue that "turn the other cheek" means "passively accept all abuse directed at you so that it never stops." But of course there's a lot of gradation possible here. — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
@MattBrownEP Yeah, I mean that's a pretty common criticism at this point (at least among those in the church or who have left). It's true of many in the faith. But I think other Mormons, eager to distinguish themselves from that group, sometimes go too far the other way. — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
@jkimballcook Yes, I agree. It's a theological question as much as a sociocultural one. — PolitiTweet.org
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins
But it should be possible to turn the other cheek while still standing up for yourself—to ask, for example, that there be some social/institutional cost to chanting "F-ck the Mormons" over and over throughout a three-hour football game. — PolitiTweet.org
