Lane Williams
Lane Williams teaches communications at Brigham Young University-Idaho. He is a former reporter and has conducted research into media coverage of the LDS (he is a Mormon) and Romney’s candidacy.
Category: Media
“Mormons Catch a Glimpse of Life in the Big Leagues”
Read a September 2010 Religion News Service story posted by The Huffington Post about the increasing prominence of Mormonism in the national arena.
“Coffee Cups in Hell”
Read a March 26, 2011, New York Times column by Maureen Down on “the Mormon moment.”
“‘War Horse’ and ‘Book of Mormon’ Win Top Tonys
The Broadway musical The Book of Mormon won Tony Awards nine at the June 12, 2011, awards ceremony.
“The Book of Mormon Tops 2011 Tony Award Nominations with 14”
The Broadway musical The Book of Mormon earned 14 Tony award nominations, close to a record.
“‘Dancing Mitt’ cover shows the jig is now for Mormons”
A June 7, 2011, post at the Following Faith blog of The Salt Lake Tribune asks whether “all this national attention [is] good for Mormons?”
“Are all Mormons White and Prosperous?”
See a June 10, 2011, post at the Houston Chronicle‘s Sacred Duty blog that dispels certain myths about Mormonism.
“Also playing on Broadway: new Mormon ad”
Read about an LDS billboard ad in New York’s Times Square. The story ran June 20, 2011, in The Salt Lake Tribune.
“As ‘Book of Mormon’ takes New York, city gets Mormon church ad campaign”
Read about the LDS billboard ad in Times Square on CNN’s Belief blog.