Tony Ortega: The Atlantic Magazine Becomes Scientology’s Newest “Ideal Org”

[Type4_PTS]

www.poynter.com has an article:
The Atlantic publishes then pulls sponsored content from Church of Scientology

They included some of the comments as well:

 

[Type4_PTS]

The good news here is the spontaneous uproar.

That makes me feel good.

We are not alone.

Very True! Here's some others.....


Inside Scientology's Secret World: “Going Clear” by Lawrence Wright

Daily Beast - ‎3 hours ago‎​

In his new book New Yorker writer Lawrence Wright goes inside the Church of Scientology to explain its appeal for celebrities. James Kirchik salutes an investigative work with revelations about Cruise, David Miscavige—and unsettling questions about the ...​

Atlantic to review steps that led to Scientology advertorial
Washington Post (blog) - ‎11 minutes ago‎
2012 was a milestone year for Scientology, with the religion expanding to more than 10,000 Churches, Missions and affiliated groups, spanning 167 nations — figures that represent a growth rate 20 times that of a decade ago. Comments, too, looked a bit ...



The Atlantic Withdraws Scientology Advertorial After Uproar
Huffington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Atlantic magazine was left with egg on its face after it published, then withdrew, an advertorial from the Church of Scientology on Monday. The post looked like any other page on the magazine's widely read website, except for the "Sponsor Content" box at ...



The Atlantic Is Now Publishing Bizarre, Blatant Scientology
Gawker - ‎10 hours ago‎
The Atlantic – the one time publisher of Mark Twain, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edith Wharton – is now publishing blatant Scientology propaganda. The "sponsored content," which went up Monday around noon, features all sorts of breathless praise for ...



The Atlantic publishes then pulls sponsored content from Church of Scientology
Poynter.org - ‎3 hours ago‎
In place of the content that recounted the opening of 12 new Scientology churches around the world, there is now a message that reads, “We have temporarily suspended this advertising campaign pending a review of our policies that govern sponsor content ...




'The Atlantic' Pulls Scientology 'Sponsor Content' After Online Uproar

Hollywood Reporter - ‎7 hours ago‎​

14 on theatlantic.com, the Church of Scientology promoted its accomplishments in 2012, including the opening of 12 flagship "Ideal" Scientology Churches around the globe. It also lavished praise on church leader David Miscavige and was replete with ...​

Atlantic Pulls Scientology Ad

Daily Beast - ‎48 minutes ago‎​

Didn't anyone tell The Atlantic never to side with Scientology? The Atlantic pulled an advertorial paid for by the Church of Scientology from its website Monday night, hours after it posted and received backlash. The post, which praised Scientology leader ...​

The Atlantic's Church of Scientology advertorial

Salon - ‎12 hours ago‎​

Early Monday evening, Twitter exploded in astonishment at a link to “sponsored content” on the The Atlantic's website lauding the accomplishments of the leader of the Church of Scientology, David Miscavige. (The news first entered my Twitter stream via a ...​

Here Are Some Facts About Scientology That Didn't Make It Into The Atlantic
Business Insider - ‎10 hours ago‎
In the interest of contrast, we thought we would bring to your attention another article about the Church of Scientology. This other article was written by Lawrence Wright of the New Yorker. It might be described as a "devastating expose." Wright's article centers ...




The Atlantic Publishes, Unpublishes “Sponsored Content” From Church of
Philadelphia Magazine (blog) - ‎21 minutes ago‎
More impressive: In the early hours, at least, all the comments on the story were also pro-Scientology, and everybody knows that Internet commenters live to poop on everything, no matter how good or bad it is. In any case, the story—the advertisement meant ...



The Atlantic Pulls Sponsored Post Touting Scientology
TPM - ‎2 minutes ago‎
The Atlantic magazine's website has pulled a sponsored post touting the Church of Scientology's accomplishments in 2012 after journalists and media critics blasted the magazine's decision to publish it, Poynter reported early Tuesday. The link now redirects ...




The Atlantic backtracks and removes controversial Scientology advertorial

The Next Web - ‎7 hours ago‎​

The Atlantic has U-turned on its controversial paid-for feature article from the Church of Scientology. The publication had sparked a debate on media ethics and business models after allowing the advertorial from the religious group to appear on its site but ...​

The Atlantic runs 'sponsored content' on Scientology's 'milestone year'
Reynolds Center - ‎12 hours ago‎
Is the yellow button enough of a label to distinguish this story about unprecedented David Miscavige and his role in the growth of Scientology from news and other opinion on The Atlantic? I don't think so. It looks like members of Scientology or their friends ...

 

[Purple Rain]

Very True! Here's some others.....


Inside Scientology's Secret World: “Going Clear” by Lawrence Wright

Daily Beast - ‎3 hours ago‎​

In his new book New Yorker writer Lawrence Wright goes inside the Church of Scientology to explain its appeal for celebrities. James Kirchik salutes an investigative work with revelations about Cruise, David Miscavige—and unsettling questions about the ...​

Atlantic to review steps that led to Scientology advertorial
Washington Post (blog) - ‎11 minutes ago‎
2012 was a milestone year for Scientology, with the religion expanding to more than 10,000 Churches, Missions and affiliated groups, spanning 167 nations — figures that represent a growth rate 20 times that of a decade ago. Comments, too, looked a bit ...



The Atlantic Withdraws Scientology Advertorial After Uproar
Huffington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Atlantic magazine was left with egg on its face after it published, then withdrew, an advertorial from the Church of Scientology on Monday. The post looked like any other page on the magazine's widely read website, except for the "Sponsor Content" box at ...



The Atlantic Is Now Publishing Bizarre, Blatant Scientology
Gawker - ‎10 hours ago‎
The Atlantic – the one time publisher of Mark Twain, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edith Wharton – is now publishing blatant Scientology propaganda. The "sponsored content," which went up Monday around noon, features all sorts of breathless praise for ...



The Atlantic publishes then pulls sponsored content from Church of Scientology
Poynter.org - ‎3 hours ago‎
In place of the content that recounted the opening of 12 new Scientology churches around the world, there is now a message that reads, “We have temporarily suspended this advertising campaign pending a review of our policies that govern sponsor content ...




'The Atlantic' Pulls Scientology 'Sponsor Content' After Online Uproar

Hollywood Reporter - ‎7 hours ago‎​

14 on theatlantic.com, the Church of Scientology promoted its accomplishments in 2012, including the opening of 12 flagship "Ideal" Scientology Churches around the globe. It also lavished praise on church leader David Miscavige and was replete with ...​

Atlantic Pulls Scientology Ad

Daily Beast - ‎48 minutes ago‎​

Didn't anyone tell The Atlantic never to side with Scientology? The Atlantic pulled an advertorial paid for by the Church of Scientology from its website Monday night, hours after it posted and received backlash. The post, which praised Scientology leader ...​

The Atlantic's Church of Scientology advertorial

Salon - ‎12 hours ago‎​

Early Monday evening, Twitter exploded in astonishment at a link to “sponsored content” on the The Atlantic's website lauding the accomplishments of the leader of the Church of Scientology, David Miscavige. (The news first entered my Twitter stream via a ...​

Here Are Some Facts About Scientology That Didn't Make It Into The Atlantic
Business Insider - ‎10 hours ago‎
In the interest of contrast, we thought we would bring to your attention another article about the Church of Scientology. This other article was written by Lawrence Wright of the New Yorker. It might be described as a "devastating expose." Wright's article centers ...




The Atlantic Publishes, Unpublishes “Sponsored Content” From Church of
Philadelphia Magazine (blog) - ‎21 minutes ago‎
More impressive: In the early hours, at least, all the comments on the story were also pro-Scientology, and everybody knows that Internet commenters live to poop on everything, no matter how good or bad it is. In any case, the story—the advertisement meant ...



The Atlantic Pulls Sponsored Post Touting Scientology
TPM - ‎2 minutes ago‎
The Atlantic magazine's website has pulled a sponsored post touting the Church of Scientology's accomplishments in 2012 after journalists and media critics blasted the magazine's decision to publish it, Poynter reported early Tuesday. The link now redirects ...




The Atlantic backtracks and removes controversial Scientology advertorial

The Next Web - ‎7 hours ago‎​

The Atlantic has U-turned on its controversial paid-for feature article from the Church of Scientology. The publication had sparked a debate on media ethics and business models after allowing the advertorial from the religious group to appear on its site but ...​

The Atlantic runs 'sponsored content' on Scientology's 'milestone year'
Reynolds Center - ‎12 hours ago‎
Is the yellow button enough of a label to distinguish this story about unprecedented David Miscavige and his role in the growth of Scientology from news and other opinion on The Atlantic? I don't think so. It looks like members of Scientology or their friends ...

Oh the stat pain of all those square inches of bad press!

 

[Purple Rain]

Oh the stat pain of all those square inches of bad press!

I particularly like this quote from The Daily Beast article mentioned:

Those most interested in the history of the Church and its founder Hubbard—a pulp fiction novelist, megalomaniac, confidence man, deadbeat dad, bigamist, alcoholic, kidnapper, and compulsive liar – would be better served by reading Rolling Stone writer Janet Reitman’s 2011 Inside Scientology, which provides a more thorough basis for understanding the Church’s founding, development into a global enterprise, and its arcane system of beliefs and salvation-by-pyramid-scheme.

Salvation-by-pyramid scheme! Oh, I love it!! Let alone the perfect encapsulation of Hubbard... "pulp fiction novelist, megalomaniac, confidence man, deadbeat dad, bigamist, alcoholic, kidnapper, and compulsive liar". Life doesn't get much better than this!

Edit: OMG!! Look how it ends...

Acknowledging that members of a religion can “believe whatever they choose,” Wright adds the important caveat that “it is a different matter to use the protections afforded a religion by the First Amendment to falsify history, to propagate forgeries, and to cover up human rights abuses.” Scientology critics, myself included, have long argued that the U.S. government should follow the lead of other countries and at the very least revoke the Church’s tax-exempt status, if not take harsher measures against it for a variety of criminal activities. Lawrence Wright’s courageous investigation is a warrant to act.

An identification of the author as a critic of Scientology and a call for the US government to act!!

The Daily Beast Call To Arms!

 

[Auditor's Toad]

OMG !

scio ? - well, OSA INT & The Ecclesiastical Leader of the Worlds Fastest Growing religion - pulled it in.

So, no sympathy for those downstat pieces of ethics bait.

They need to some serious sec checks & ethics conditions before going to the RPF's RPF for 3 complete durations back-to-back.

 

[Type4_PTS]

Here's an article on Forbes.com
The Atlantic On That Scientology Advertorial: 'We Screwed Up'

Atlantic:
"We screwed up. It shouldn’t have taken a wave of constructive criticism — but it has — to alert us that we’ve made a mistake, possibly several mistakes. We now realize that as we explored new forms of digital advertising, we failed to update the policies that must govern the decisions we make along the way. It’s safe to say that we are thinking a lot more about these policies after running this ad than we did beforehand. In the meantime, we have decided to withdraw the ad until we figure all of this out. We remain committed to and enthusiastic about innovation in digital advertising, but acknowledge — sheepishly — that we got ahead of ourselves. We are sorry, and we’re working very hard to put things right."

The whole article from Forbes is good:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffber...n-that-scientology-advertorial-we-screwed-up/

 

[Type4_PTS]

www.nymag.com

Here's a good one! (Atlantic's OWN staff was pissed!)

Atlantic Staffers Rightly Offended by Sponsored Scientology Story
By Joe Coscarelli and Stefan Becket Today at 11:16 AM

Yesterday afternoon, the Atlantic posted a sponsored story titled "David Miscavige Leads Scientology to Milestone Year," purchased by the controversial church, highlighting "a milestone year for Scientology, with the religion expanding to more than 10,000 Churches, Missions and affiliated groups, spanning 167 nations — figures that represent a growth rate 20 times that of a decade ago." It was not journalism, but as an "advertorial" — clearly marked sponsored content that reads like a regular article — it looked something like it. The company's real writers were not pleased.​

​

The decision on the part of the Atlantic to give a platform to Scientology and its leader, Miscavige — whose alleged abuses and questionable fund-raising tactics have been the subject of intense scrutiny over the past few years — sparked a furor on Twitter last night. Several Atlantic staffers vented their frustrations in public, with social media editor Chris Heller tweeting, "I am furious."​

​

"I didn't know about it," wrote senior editor Alexis Madrigal. "Let me see what I can find out." James Fallows chimed in: "Thanks for asking! Yes, I have seen our 'sponsored' feature. I have things to say about it, but not tonight." And Jeffrey Goldberg not-so-subtly posted a glowing endorsement of a new book investigating Scientology, which was retweeted and reiterated by several other star writers, including Madrigal, Fallows, and Ta-Nehisi Coates.​

​

Several hours later, the post was pulled, replaced with a statement by theAtlantic: "We have temporarily suspended this advertising campaign pending a review of our policies that govern sponsor content and subsequent comment threads." (Comments on the post were heavily moderated, requiring approval before being posted, unlike most content on the site.)​

​

Editorial staffers were quick to blame the business side of the Atlantic for the embarrassment, claiming they were caught off guard by the post and the ensuing uproar. A source familiar with the matter tells Daily Intelligencer that the editorial staff at the Atlantic was "blindsided" by the debacle, leaving many in the newsroom "livid." This source described employees as "horrified" by the post

Read Full Article: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligence...-by-sponsored-scientology-sto.html?mid=google


​

​

 

[Commander Birdsong]

From WWP: Tony Ortega: The Atlantic Magazine Becomes Scientology’s Newest “Ideal Org”

https://forums.whyweprotest.net/community/threads/tony-ortega-the-atlantic-magazine-becomes-scientology%E2%80%99s-newest-%E2%80%9Cideal-org%E2%80%9D.108107/


Typical Twitter comment:

https://twitter.com/EvilWylie/status/291013882422632448

way cool.....

this will heat up the dialogue

 

[Commander Birdsong]

Somebody is getting an earful of bad tonight. What a day of total FAIL on their part.

"all publicity is good publicity"

i dunno who said that but it is huge publicity...

 

[Anonycat]

The Atlantic says "sorry" for the scientology advert

The Scientology Ad

We screwed up. It shouldn't have taken a wave of constructive criticism -- but it has -- to alert us that we've made a mistake, possibly several mistakes. We now realize that as we explored new forms of digital advertising, we failed to update the policies that must govern the decisions we make along the way. It's safe to say that we are thinking a lot more about these policies after running this ad than we did beforehand. In the meantime, we have decided to withdraw the ad until we figure all of this out. We remain committed to and enthusiastic about innovation in digital advertising, but acknowledge--sheepishly--that we got ahead of ourselves. We are sorry, and we're working very hard to put things right.

That ad was a mistake in both concept and execution. I am sorry that we ran it in the first place, which we and others will always remember as an error; but I think the quick response and forthright statement reflect the best parts of the magazine's tradition. I am saying all of this as a loyal and long-time Atlantic employee but as an observer of rather than participant in this recent drama. (That is, I had nothing to do with any part of this: the origin of the ad, the decision to pull it, or the drafting of this statement.) Every person and every institution makes mistakes. We've recognized, admitted, and tried to correct this one, and we'll do our best to learn from it.

Article: http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/01/the-scientology-ad/267198/


Also covered by -

NYT: http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/15/the-atlantic-apologizes-for-scientology-ad/

Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffber...n-that-scientology-advertorial-we-screwed-up/

Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...01/15/atlantic-review-scientology-advertoria/

Daily Beast: http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2013/01/15/atlantic-pulls-scientology-ad.html

Hollywood Reporter: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/atlantic-drops-scientology-sponsor-content-412586

 

[Type4_PTS]

Re: The Atlantic says "sorry" for the scientology advert

This is a good one from NYMag.com. Even some of Atlantic's own staff were pissed!

Atlantic Staffers Rightly Offended by Sponsored Scientology Story
By Joe Coscarelli and Stefan BecketToday at 11:16 AM

Yesterday afternoon, the Atlantic posted a sponsored story titled "David Miscavige Leads Scientology to Milestone Year," purchased by the controversial church, highlighting "a milestone year for Scientology, with the religion expanding to more than 10,000 Churches, Missions and affiliated groups, spanning 167 nations — figures that represent a growth rate 20 times that of a decade ago." It was not journalism, but as an "advertorial" — clearly marked sponsored content that reads like a regular article — it looked something like it. The company's real writers were not pleased.​

​

The decision on the part of the Atlantic to give a platform to Scientology and its leader, Miscavige — whose alleged abuses and questionable fund-raising tactics have been the subject of intense scrutiny over the past few years — sparked a furor on Twitter last night. Several Atlantic staffers vented their frustrations in public, with social media editor Chris Heller tweeting, "I am furious."​

​

"I didn't know about it," wrote senior editor Alexis Madrigal. "Let me see what I can find out." James Fallows chimed in: "Thanks for asking! Yes, I have seen our 'sponsored' feature. I have things to say about it, but not tonight." And Jeffrey Goldberg not-so-subtly posted a glowing endorsement of a new book investigating Scientology, which was retweeted and reiterated by several other star writers, including Madrigal, Fallows, and Ta-Nehisi Coates.​

​

Several hours later, the post was pulled, replaced with a statement by theAtlantic: "We have temporarily suspended this advertising campaign pending a review of our policies that govern sponsor content and subsequent comment threads." (Comments on the post were heavily moderated, requiring approval before being posted, unlike most content on the site.)​

​

Editorial staffers were quick to blame the business side of the Atlantic for the embarrassment, claiming they were caught off guard by the post and the ensuing uproar. A source familiar with the matter tells Daily Intelligencer that the editorial staff at the Atlantic was "blindsided" by the debacle, leaving many in the newsroom "livid." This source described employees as "horrified" by the post

Read Full Article: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer...tml?mid=google
​

​

 

[Boson Wog Stark]

On Thursday the 17th the Wright book will be released and it will be a nightmare for the cult, as Paul Haggis and Wright will appear on Rock Center that evening.

The question is, what can the cult do to distract from this or keep their members busy doing something else for a few days? I don't mean just Rock Center having the impact but all media outlets.

I think this ad might have been a little part of the plan but will they have Kirstie streaking on the roof of the Super Power building, or Tom Cruise helping someone change a tire on the freeway, to distract from the big news event?

Right now, with this ad removed, they could dangle that shiny thing about their free speech being violated, and try to get their membership worked up over it, but will they try that? One of the problems in the cult, is they have to plan their performances, celebrations and protests weeks in advance, and they haven't done anything that I know of. In other words, they can't rally the spirit or forces of Scientologists quickly enough to react to this tsunami of entheta that is headed their way. Will the VM's be called in? They are in that bind, that anything they do, like protesting at Wright's publisher, just draws more attention to their craziness.

The only thing they can do is have their OTs postulate for a national disaster to distract people from their cult disaster. It will be interesting to see what they try.

 

[HelluvaHoax!]

On Thursday the 17th the Wright book will be released and it will be a nightmare for the cult, as Paul Haggis and Wright will appear on Rock Center that evening.

The question is, what can the cult do to distract from this or keep their members busy doing something else for a few days? I don't mean just Rock Center having the impact but all media outlets.

I think this ad might have been a little part of the plan but will they have Kirstie streaking on the roof of the Super Power building, or Tom Cruise helping someone change a tire on the freeway, to distract from the big news event?

Right now, with this ad removed, they could dangle that shiny thing about their free speech being violated, and try to get their membership worked up over it, but will they try that? One of the problems in the cult, is they have to plan their performances, celebrations and protests weeks in advance, and they haven't done anything that I know of. In other words, they can't rally the spirit or forces of Scientologists quickly enough to react to this tsunami of entheta that is headed their way. Will the VM's be called in? They are in that bind, that anything they do, like protesting at Wright's publisher, just draws more attention to their craziness.

The only thing they can do is have their OTs postulate for a national disaster to distract people from their cult disaster. It will be interesting to see what they try.

LOL

Or.......

SCN SPOKESPERSON
...and the response in Atlantic Magazine was so overwhelmingly
positive that the MEST servers were simply overwhelmed with traffic
and had to shut down, which is why that link is no longer available.......
on this planet.



​

Readers Note: It is always important to include the phrase "on this planet" to any briefing in order to give the correct order of magnitude and much-needed gravitas to made up junk. ​

 

[Type4_PTS]

It will be interesting to see what they try.

I predict an OSA briefing for only staff and Sea Org members, informing them of how the Psych's are connected to not only the Atlantic ad being pulled, but to the Lawrence Wright book itself. (the author probably has a distant cousin who is a Psych

They'll be briefed on the typical solution; have a special mandatory event for all scientologists, reg the hell out of them, squeezing whatever money they can get their hands on, so that these attacks by the Psych's can be handled. Millions of dollars will be regged and they'll add it to DM's slush fund and dedicate an entire issue of Freedom Mag to exposing the connection between Psych's and these latest events.

Then later they'll be told (again) how they're winning the war against the Psych's.

In other words, the usual handling....

 

[Anonycat]

OSA Fortune Cookie: They are all liars looking for their 15 min. of fame.

 

[Student of Trinity]

...and the response in Atlantic Magazine was so overwhelmingly
positive that the MEST servers were simply overwhelmed with traffic
and had to shut down, which is why that link is no longer available.......
on this planet.

But real OTs are advised to go internet-exterior and use the theta mirror site on Venus, which is up and running fine.

 

[Sindy]

"all publicity is good publicity"

i dunno who said that but it is huge publicity...

It could possibly be the biggest flap to date. I think it is. It is NOT good publicity AT ALL.

 

[Red Valiant]

Very True! Here's some others.....


Inside Scientology's Secret World: “Going Clear” by Lawrence Wright

Daily Beast - ‎3 hours ago‎​

In his new book New Yorker writer Lawrence Wright goes inside the Church of Scientology to explain its appeal for celebrities. James Kirchik salutes an investigative work with revelations about Cruise, David Miscavige—and unsettling questions about the ...​

Atlantic to review steps that led to Scientology advertorial
Washington Post (blog) - ‎11 minutes ago‎
2012 was a milestone year for Scientology, with the religion expanding to more than 10,000 Churches, Missions and affiliated groups, spanning 167 nations — figures that represent a growth rate 20 times that of a decade ago. Comments, too, looked a bit ...



The Atlantic Withdraws Scientology Advertorial After Uproar
Huffington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Atlantic magazine was left with egg on its face after it published, then withdrew, an advertorial from the Church of Scientology on Monday. The post looked like any other page on the magazine's widely read website, except for the "Sponsor Content" box at ...



The Atlantic Is Now Publishing Bizarre, Blatant Scientology
Gawker - ‎10 hours ago‎
The Atlantic – the one time publisher of Mark Twain, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edith Wharton – is now publishing blatant Scientology propaganda. The "sponsored content," which went up Monday around noon, features all sorts of breathless praise for ...



The Atlantic publishes then pulls sponsored content from Church of Scientology
Poynter.org - ‎3 hours ago‎
In place of the content that recounted the opening of 12 new Scientology churches around the world, there is now a message that reads, “We have temporarily suspended this advertising campaign pending a review of our policies that govern sponsor content ...




'The Atlantic' Pulls Scientology 'Sponsor Content' After Online Uproar

Hollywood Reporter - ‎7 hours ago‎​

14 on theatlantic.com, the Church of Scientology promoted its accomplishments in 2012, including the opening of 12 flagship "Ideal" Scientology Churches around the globe. It also lavished praise on church leader David Miscavige and was replete with ...​

Atlantic Pulls Scientology Ad

Daily Beast - ‎48 minutes ago‎​

Didn't anyone tell The Atlantic never to side with Scientology? The Atlantic pulled an advertorial paid for by the Church of Scientology from its website Monday night, hours after it posted and received backlash. The post, which praised Scientology leader ...​

The Atlantic's Church of Scientology advertorial

Salon - ‎12 hours ago‎​

Early Monday evening, Twitter exploded in astonishment at a link to “sponsored content” on the The Atlantic's website lauding the accomplishments of the leader of the Church of Scientology, David Miscavige. (The news first entered my Twitter stream via a ...​

Here Are Some Facts About Scientology That Didn't Make It Into The Atlantic
Business Insider - ‎10 hours ago‎
In the interest of contrast, we thought we would bring to your attention another article about the Church of Scientology. This other article was written by Lawrence Wright of the New Yorker. It might be described as a "devastating expose." Wright's article centers ...




The Atlantic Publishes, Unpublishes “Sponsored Content” From Church of
Philadelphia Magazine (blog) - ‎21 minutes ago‎
More impressive: In the early hours, at least, all the comments on the story were also pro-Scientology, and everybody knows that Internet commenters live to poop on everything, no matter how good or bad it is. In any case, the story—the advertisement meant ...



The Atlantic Pulls Sponsored Post Touting Scientology
TPM - ‎2 minutes ago‎
The Atlantic magazine's website has pulled a sponsored post touting the Church of Scientology's accomplishments in 2012 after journalists and media critics blasted the magazine's decision to publish it, Poynter reported early Tuesday. The link now redirects ...




The Atlantic backtracks and removes controversial Scientology advertorial

The Next Web - ‎7 hours ago‎​

The Atlantic has U-turned on its controversial paid-for feature article from the Church of Scientology. The publication had sparked a debate on media ethics and business models after allowing the advertorial from the religious group to appear on its site but ...​

The Atlantic runs 'sponsored content' on Scientology's 'milestone year'
Reynolds Center - ‎12 hours ago‎
Is the yellow button enough of a label to distinguish this story about unprecedented David Miscavige and his role in the growth of Scientology from news and other opinion on The Atlantic? I don't think so. It looks like members of Scientology or their friends ...

Dang!

 

[Panda Termint]

It could possibly be the biggest flap to date. I think it is. It is NOT good publicity AT ALL.

I agree, Sindy. It's a watershed moment for the CofS. The lines have been drawn.

 

[Type4_PTS]

It's a watershed moment for the CofS.

A nuclear-tipped footbullet.