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Eugene

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Thu Feb 22, 2018, 02:50 AM Feb 2018

Newsweek plunged into chaos by its own reporters' expose

Source: The Guardian

Newsweek plunged into chaos by its own reporters' exposé

Staff fired following report on links between Newsweek Media Group and Christian university

Dominic Rushe in New York
Wed 21 Feb 2018 19.25 GMT

Newsweek, once one of the most powerful publications in US media, has a scoop on its hands – one that has plunged the troubled title further into chaos.

On Tuesday the magazine published an exposé of its owner’s ties to a small evangelical Christian school, Olivet University, founded by the controversial Korean pastor David Jang.

Staff were fired and several editors threatened to resign as management tried to interfere in the publication of the story.

The story – entitled "Why Is the Manhattan DA Looking at Newsweek’s Ties to a Christian University?" – details links between Newsweek Media Group and Olivet University’s efforts to develop a campus in upstate New York.

The Manhattan district attorney’s office raided the downtown newsroom of Newsweek in January, taking 18 computer servers. Its investigations have been reported to be into ties between Olivet and Newsweek Media Group, formerly known as IBT Media.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/feb/21/newsweek-plunged-into-chaos-by-its-own-reporters-expose

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Related: WHY IS THE MANHATTAN DA LOOKING AT NEWSWEEK’S TIES TO A CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY? (Newsweek)
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Newsweek plunged into chaos by its own reporters' expose (Original Post) Eugene Feb 2018 OP
I hope the NY DA nails them... (owners) hlthe2b Feb 2018 #1
Thats freaking awesome!!!! Eko Jun 2018 #2
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