The Atlantic posts sponsored Scientology story, moderates comments

Re:The Atlantic posts sponsored Scientology story, moderates... by illuminate on Monday January 14, 2013 @10:22PM (#5058413)

"they'll have to decide whether they want to be a trusted brand, or an interesting one."

With sponsored stories to improve the PR of totalitarian cults, they're going to end up neither.

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Re:The Atlantic posts sponsored Scientology story, moderates... by voltagex_ on Monday January 14, 2013 @10:28PM (#5058446)

Well, they just destroyed my trust in them. Granted, I'm just one person, but I hope I'm not the only one who feels this way.

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Re:The Atlantic posts sponsored Scientology story, moderates... by malandrew on Monday January 14, 2013 @11:16PM (#5058596)

You most definitely are not. I'm disgusted as well by this. The concept of advertorials is reprehensible.

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Re:The Atlantic posts sponsored Scientology story, moderates... by voltagex_ on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @04:53AM (#5059477)

I'm not against advertorials but a "religious" ad in a supposed secular magazine? Yuck.

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