McKay Coppins

If I’ve learned anything as a BYU journalism student, it’s that the news business is sinking fast and if would-be reporters don’t want to drown in a sea of free online news aggregates, they’d better grab hold of the first blogging life preserver they can find.

Yes, I beat that metaphor to death. Just go with it.

First, an abbreviated resume: I’m the Mormon Twentyomsething columnist for the Deseret News and MormonTimes.com, as well as the editor of BYU’s The Daily Universe. I freelance for various print and online publications, and this spring I will be interning at Newsweek Magazine in NYC.

In addition to weighing in on issues of faith, politics and media, I will use this site to post links to published pieces I’ve written.

But more importantly, I’d like to use this site to interact with readers. Those who follow my Mormon Twentysomething column have probably noticed that the message boards on deseretnews.com, while interesting and even thought-provoking, can sometimes get a little out of hand. I have, therefore, made it a policy not to participate in the discussion there.

However, that doesn’t mean I don’t want to hear your feedback, answer your questions or field your article ideas. On the contrary, I would encourage you to use the comments section liberally here.

That’s all for now, but check back again soon.