The cult of the crusading journo
Beware the sons of vicars, and who's afraid of Scientology? Read Mick Hume's columns in The Times (this week).
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Friday 18 May 2007:
‘None of my best friends are Scientologists, and I have no time for their creepy religion. But this week’s furore over the Panorama exposé of Scientology and the hysterical BBC reporter highlighted something that should be of more concern: the rise of the cult of the self-righteous “crusading” journalist….’
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