Mercy and Storytelling: How Joseph Smith’s Words Inspire Journalism

We all read news stories, and we know that journalists do more than just report events. They decide how to share an idea, and this changes the story. In this case, I want to talk about how journalists try to give the best to readers, to illustrate this, I'll reference a quote from Joseph Smith: “When persons manifest the least kindness and love to me, O what pow’r it has over my mind. … The nearer we get to our heavenly Father, the more are we dispos’d to look with compassion on perishing souls—[we feel that we want] to take them upon our shoulders and cast their sins behind our back… if you would have God have mercy on you, have mercy on one another.”

Like Joseph Smith says about kindness and love, journalists can choose to focus on the human side of the story. They don’t just write the facts, they can share the emotions and feelings of the people in the story. This helps readers feel closer to what is happening. Joseph Smith’s words remind us that when we are closer to God, we feel more compassion, and journalists can do the same when they write with care.

At the end, journalism is like Joseph Smith’s message about mercy. It can help us change how we see the world and the people around us. When journalists work with kindness and think carefully about their words, they help us understand more and be kinder to others. This is good not only for the reader but for the whole society.

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