“How DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose”
Cited in a talk on gambling to support the point that the industry’s business model is built on its customers losing money.
Sources cited in General Conference include
Recent Highlights
A few recent examples of journalism cited in General Conference.
“This Japanese Airport Hasn’t Lost Luggage in Three Decades”
Cited the chief of baggage operations at Kansai International Airport, who credits thirty years without a lost item to thoroughness and an attention to detail.
“The New Spiritual Leader on Campus”
Cited research finding that spiritual development is associated with protection against depression and substance abuse, and with greater emotional resilience.
“American Happiness Hits Record Lows”
Cited, alongside an Associated Press poll, as evidence that Americans reported being less happy than at any time in decades.
“6 in 10 of You Will Share This Link without Reading It”
Cited a study finding that as many as 3 out of 5 people share a headline for a story they have not even read.
A Place to Start
Trust in the news is at a historic low: just 28% of Americans say they trust mass media (Gallup, 2025). Yet tuning out is not the answer. President Dieter F. Uchtdorf has taught that with more information at hand than ever before, some of it true and much of it only partly true, it has never been more important to discern between truth and error.
Church leaders model that kind of attention themselves. Over nearly 40 years, speakers in General Conference have cited 57 different news outlets independent of the Church. When a leader quotes a reporter or shares a finding from a newspaper, it points to a source they have read closely and found worth repeating. What they learn from the news becomes part of how they prepare to speak to a worldwide audience.
While a citation is not an endorsement, it can give you a starting point: outlets that have already held the attention of careful readers. Good reporting can be found in many places, including outlets never cited here. The invitation of Article of Faith 13 still applies: to seek what is virtuous, lovely, of good report, or praiseworthy, wherever it may be found.
About this site
For a way to evaluate any news source, see Media Quality.
“What Is Truth?” CES Devotional, January 2013Never in the history of the world have we had easier access to more information—some of it true, some of it false, and much of it partially true. Consequently, never… has it been more important to learn how to correctly discern between truth and error.
“Journalism … can raise public awareness, shape legislation, and even inform sermons.”
McKay Coppins, The Atlantic
“Churches Are Finally Making the Moral Case Against Sports Betting,” October 2026
Most-Cited Sources
Mainstream news outlets ranked by how often they appear in General Conference footnotes. 150 citations go to 57 mainstream outlets. Another 242 go to Church-owned outlets such as the Deseret News and Church News, which are left out here and hidden elsewhere unless you choose to include them.
- 1 23 citations
- 2 14 citations
- 3 9 citations
- 4 8 citations
- 5 7 citations
- 6 6 citations
- 7 6 citations
- 8 5 citations
- 9 4 citations
- 10 4 citations
Data through the October 2026 General Conference, updated October 2026.