7 posts and columns on Scientology

Beck Sings David Bowie, Brought to You by Lincoln, on YouTube

in Media on February 10 at 4:18 pm PT

If this is what you guys are talking about when you talk about “native ads,” then okay.
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What if Scientology had sponsored a series about happiness? Or the need for humanitarian relief in Africa? Or stories of the world’s greatest free-thinkers?

– Shane Snow, chief creative officer for Contently, a branded-content platform, writing at Nieman Journalism Lab about how the Church of Scientology (and The Atlantic) might have approached its sponsored content campaign differently

“Sponsor Content” Doesn’t Fool Anyone Except Advertisers

in Media on January 15 at 3:58 pm PT

One big difference between the Atlantic’s Scientology ad and every other advertorial — we actually paid attention to it.
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Freedom of Tweet: Rupert Murdoch Continues to Light Up Twitter With Jibes

in Media on July 4, 2012 at 2:01 pm PT

Neither the Founding Fathers nor Jack Dorsey could have anticipated this.
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Wikipedia Bans Scientology Church’s Edits

in News on June 1, 2009 at 10:32 am PT

Wikipedia’s arbitration committee ruled to permanently block contributions and edits to Scientology articles from Internet addresses originating from the Church of Scientology’s headquarters. The decision follows six months of debate among administrators of the user-edited encyclopedia, who found conflicts between Wikipedia editors who were Scientology enthusiasts and those who disliked the religion.

Jerry O'Connell Channels Tom Cruise

in News on January 23, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

Until the writers’ strike in Hollywood is over–who knew it would go on this long?–BoomTown has decided to offer periodic suggestions about cool new stuff to watch. Today, it is this gem from online video comedy site Funny or Die, in which Jerry O’Connell (who knew he was so hilarious?) does a mean and spot-on [...]