money to burn

for the record, i would liken the 'reporters' taking on this 'assignment' to me working in a slaughterhouse

Scientology Church hires reporters to investigate newspaper

By Howard Kurtz

Washington Post Staff Writer

After decades of digging into the Church of Scientology, reporters and editors at the St. Petersburg Times are accustomed to being denounced by its leaders.

But they find it unsettling that three veteran journalists -- a Pulitzer Prize winner, a former "60 Minutes" producer, and the former executive director of Investigative Reporters and Editors -- are taking the church's money to examine the paper's conduct.

While the journalists have promised an independent review, the Times has refused to cooperate, saying their work will be used to fuel the church's ongoing campaign against the Florida paper.......

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