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Biting the Hand that Doesn't Feed You
Monday March 8th, 2010
by Andrea Tabor
If you were searching the job boards of JournalismJobs.com last November--as many journalists were--you may have come across this ad:
The ad goes on to say that the Church of Scientology seeks experienced investigative reporters for assignments in the Tampa Bay area, just a stone's throw from the Pulitzer-winning St. Petersburg Times. Owned by the Poynter Institute, the Times is one of America's most respected papers, garnering awards for, among other things, hard-hitting investigative pieces slamming the Church of Scientology. They may win again this year for their most recent Scientology expose, which asserts that Scientology president David Miscavige beat his employees (a claim that also appears in a recent New York Times story) and had a direct hand in the care of Lisa McPherson, who died of dehydration during a stay at the Scientology headquarters in 1995. ... read more
In a time of danger and promise--a man, a family and a generation come of age. New Muslim Cool is Islam as you have never seen it. It is also hip-hop as you ... read more
Conversation with Ronit Avni
Wednesday February 3rd, 2010
Filmmaker and human rights advocate Ronit Avni discusses her work and screens portions of her documentary Budrus, the story of a Palestinian-led ... read more
Capricology
Wednesday February 3rd, 2010
Religion Dispatches has enlisted Anthea Butler, Salman Hameed, Henry Jenkins and Diane Winston to produce Capricology, and ongoing b ... read more
New Directions in Religion, Politics and the Media
The Pulitzer-winning St. Petersburg Times has a track record of publishing hard-hitting investigative pieces that shed light on the Church of Scientology, which is headquartered in the Tampa Bay area.
Now Freedom magazine, a Scientology publication, has hired three esteemed journalists to investigate the Times.
Andrea Tabor graduated from USC Annenberg in December 2008 with an M.A. in Broadcast Journalism. She continues to write for Trans/Missions and works full-time as a content manager for Internet Brands, where she oversees the publication of thousands of online articles each month across multiple websites.
