Plus, Sheri Dew's thoughts on faith and media
Good morning! Here are today’s temperatures: ⛅ 40 - 67° in Logan ⛅ 50 - 73° in Salt Lake ☀️ 46 - 77° in St. George A total solar eclipse will pass over parts of North America on April 8. You can't normally look directly at the sun, but what happens if you look at a solar eclipse without special glasses? Read more about solar eclipse eye safety. Also on our minds: Mónica Guzmán’s guide to thriving across political differences, Utah’s plans for the 2034 Winter Olympics and the teachers’ union’s opposition to a constitutional amendment. |
| SLC International Airport has finished a major part of Phase 3 — and it’s very, very blue |
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| | The River Tunnel, a major art installation created as part of Phase 3 of the Salt Lake City International Airport’s reconstruction, has been completed. The installation takes up most of the Central Tunnel, which, when opened, will link Concourses A and B. Created by artist Gordon Huether, it is an immersive audiovisual experience that mimics a natural river. LED lights overlaid with blue cloth shine blue light on the tunnel. Blue panels attached to the ceiling represent the current of a river. There are also blue walls, blue wave panels on the walls and blue terrazzo floors. Speakers will also be placed in the tunnel to play water-themed music from a playlist curated by Huether. |
Read more about this installation and the airport’s next steps. |
| America needs to tell a better story about faith, Sheri Dew said at a Brigham Young University lecture Wednesday evening. “Faith and media are both really important to society. They’re storytellers, they bring community together, they provide tremendous support and insight,” Dew said. “The biggest worry is when the two sides aren’t at the table.” Dew pointed to diminishing numbers of religion-focused reporters (and specialist reporters generally), the politicization of religion, editors not seeing religious content as driving engagement, fear of reporting religion incorrectly and newsrooms lacking diverse religious perspectives as reasons why faith and media don’t always reach synergy. Read more about Sheri Dew’s remarks on faith and media. |
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