[SKRIVA] Scientologerna angriper New Yorker
- From: Ahrvid Engholm <ahrvid@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 13:46:06 +0200
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/31/scientology-strikes-back-at-the-new-yorker/
"Scientology Strikes Back at The New Yorker
The Church of Scientology is certainly no shrinking violet when it comes
to defending itself.
Known for its aggressive litigiousness and scorched-earth public
relations approach, the church's latest target is The New Yorker, which
in February published a 25,000-word article that painted Scientology as
corrupt and cultish.
In response, the church has produced a 51-page glossy magazine and an
accompanying three-part DVD that try to discredit The New Yorker, its
writers, editors, fact-checkers and sources.
"The New Yorker: What a Load of Balderdash," reads the cover headline on
the publication, Freedom, which is registered as a copyright of the
church and bills itself as offering "investigative reporting in the
public interest."
On Wednesday, people were distributing the magazine outside the Times
Square headquarters of The New Yorker's corporate parent, Condé Nast.
The issue is essentially a parody of The New Yorker. It copies the
famous illustration of Eustace Tilley, a top-hatted man peering through
a monocle that was on the cover of the first issue in 1925. But the
church has made him look more like a hobo, with ratty clothes and flies
buzzing around him.
The church also copies the magazine's signature font ? but alters it
just enough to avoid running into any legal trouble."--Ahrvid
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