The Hard Hitting News

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 01/22/2018 at 18:02 • Filed to: None

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I’ve always felt the paper was a waste, but after seeing these hard hitting headlines from the local Sunday paper Im rethinking my position. How could I NOT want these valuable stories!

For Sweden > HammerheadFistpunch 01/22/2018 at 18:12

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Salt Lake Tribune > Deseret News

Everyone knows this

Mercedes Streeter > HammerheadFistpunch 01/22/2018 at 18:17

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Why am I surprised that the massive (almost shadow to anyone outside SLC) industry that is Deseret also has a newspaper?

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > HammerheadFistpunch 01/22/2018 at 18:19

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I think you would find this youtube series entertaining.

I’m starting you with number 2 because the first one had a silly format and isn’t as good as the rest of them. Also, Poo joke.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > For Sweden 01/22/2018 at 18:25

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As it has always been. The Desperate News has been the butt of jokes in the area for decades.

benjrblant > HammerheadFistpunch 01/22/2018 at 18:30

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THIS JUST IN: Journalist hates his job- gives zero f-

HammerheadFistpunch > Mercedes Streeter 01/22/2018 at 18:31

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Its not THAT big an organization

http://deseretmanagement.com/our-companies/

Bonneville international is about the biggest chunk of that in terms of reach, and even then its just one network affiliate TV station and a handful of radio stations.

Alfalfa > Mercedes Streeter 01/22/2018 at 18:38

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Deseret is just the name Mormons love to slap on their companies, as well as Legacy and Zion. They’re not all related necessarily.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Mercedes Streeter 01/22/2018 at 18:38

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They are not all as unified as you might think. The name “Deseret” is generic, but most places with it in the name are somehow owned by the LDS church directly or a holding company owned by the LDS church. The newspaper is simply a subsidiary of one of the holding companies... Chances are you have or had a radio station in your metro area that they own(ed), particularly if you live in a major metro in the western US.

WilliamsSW > HammerheadFistpunch 01/22/2018 at 18:40

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Surprised that crosswalk sting hasn’t been covered nationally...

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Alfalfa 01/22/2018 at 18:41

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Yeah, all of these just generally imply it’s owned by a Mormon, but it doesn’t guarantee it’s owned by the LDS church. Major organizations with names that are related to the area are generally owned by them, but there are definitely exceptions...

For Sweden > benjrblant 01/22/2018 at 18:50

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Journalists: They’re just like us!

cmill189 - sans Volvo > HammerheadFistpunch 01/22/2018 at 18:53

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I wonder if that’s from the same author as the article about the pizza on KSL? It’s the same misleading title. The general public is going to assume officer means POLICE officer, not a parking enforcement officer.

benjrblant > For Sweden 01/22/2018 at 18:59

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I just started a new gig. Speak for yourself!

Mercedes Streeter > HammerheadFistpunch 01/22/2018 at 19:12

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TIL!!!

Mercedes Streeter > Alfalfa 01/22/2018 at 19:14

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That makes sense lol. Last time I was in SLC, “Deseret” was everywhere and my only thought was “damn, this Deseret company basically does everything!”

Mercedes Streeter > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 01/22/2018 at 19:15

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Every day I learn something new and awesome, thanks! :) And here I was thinking they were some huge shadow organization lol

TorqueToYield > HammerheadFistpunch 01/22/2018 at 19:33

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With all the BS politics and horrible stuff in the news I sorta love local puff pieces.

The local police blotter at the vacation spot in VT has articles on rescuing cats in trees and returning lost purses. Sometimes no news is good news.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Mercedes Streeter 01/22/2018 at 19:40

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It’s some weird made up word that means “industry”, “industrious”, or something like that from the BoM. When I moved there I thought it was a misspelling of “desert” from the distant past (because these things get enshrined), but it wasn’t.

There are a lot of weird things about Mormons you probably don’t know. They’re stereotypes as “conservatives”, but that’s only from a social perspective and only in some regards. The church itself is one of the largest effectively communist groups I’ve ever seen and all early outposts operated like communes. They’re fascinating, to be honest.