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Rewriting History: AP’s Bias on Display in Latter-day Saints Temple Permitting

AP reporter with a history of shaded writing against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wildly overstates criticism of a new Las Vegas house of worship without fact-checking or context. 

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Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest Taint Biased Guardian Articles

Paper’s fundraising arm raises millions from pro-drug advocacies. Editor Katharine Viner repays the courtesy with articles slamming life-saving drug rehabilitation.

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Mercury News’ Martha Ross Fails to Disclose Conflicts of Interest in Years of Anti-Scientology Reporting

Martha Ross fails to self-report spouse’s longtime use and promotion of psychiatric medications and her own challenges with alcohol. The Church’s strong positions on these issues are well known, obliging her to—at the very least—disclose her conflicts of interest.

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Yashar Ali’s Defamation Case Tossed Out as He Belatedly Discovers the First Amendment Applies to Others, Too

As judgments and debts pile up around Ali, his bigotry and hate have led to a karma snapback, prompting a California court to chuck his frivolous lawsuit.

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In Touch Editor James Heidenry Sends Cease and Desist Letter to Distance Himself from His Own Sleazy Publication

Heidenry and his lawyer appear confused about the First Amendment and various other facts.

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The Daily Beast: A Cautionary Tale of Writers Gone Wild for Cash

If you perchance ever took a wrong turn in the dark alleys of the internet, you may have stumbled upon a self-proclaimed “high-end tabloid,” The Daily Beast.

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Tampa Bay Times’ Tracey McManus Ignores Evidence to Publish a Biased Story

Any legitimate journalist or newspaper would find this behavior to be unconscionable and would consider it journalistic malpractice of the highest order.

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One Year Later: Australia’s The Age Continues Its Downward Slide

When a Melbourne elementary school began to provide workable solutions to improve children’s learning abilities, Ben Schneiders and The Age intentionally tried to stop the program.

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No Journalism Here—The Story of SBS’ Steven Trask

Trask’s story omissions denied SBS readers accurate information, which he omitted to preserve his carefully constructed fiction.

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Daily Beast: In the Backpage Tradition

The Beast does its share of “normalizing” the sex industry through articles by former porn stars who defend on-camera sex as a career like any other.

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The Hollywood Reporter: Your Go-to Platform for Antireligious Vitriol

Let us try to understand The Hollywood Reporter’s bigotry toward religion in general and the Church of Scientology in particular.

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The Sydney Morning Herald Sinks to New Lows

Australia’s dominant newspaper, The Sydney Morning Herald, is certainly no stranger to journalism. But of late, it has been acting like a distant one.

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The Media’s Sacred Cows

Don’t take a free cup of coffee, reporters are warned—even as their bosses cover for friendly politicians and rake in cash from those who despoil society.