Mormons launch group to defend faith against media attacks

c. 2011 Salt Lake Tribune

SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) With two Mormons in the presidential campaign and a
hit Broadway show about LDS missionaries, a group of church loyalists
felt the time was ripe to begin scrutinizing media reports for
inaccuracies about the Utah-based faith.

On Thursday (Aug.4) the Foundation for Apologetic Information and
Research (FAIR) announced that it was launching the Mormon Defense
League (MDL) to help journalists "get it right," said Scott Gordon,
FAIR's president, who will direct the new project.