So Insight tells me:
Both Wolfson and Kurtz raise the issue of Insight being owned by the Unification Church. This is not only irrelevant, but bigoted and, unfortunately, consistent with The Post?s 25-year attempt to discredit if not destroy the one major opposition print publication in their market. It is a form of religious bigotry that tries to smear our credibility by implying that we are owned by religious zealots. And hence, our reporting should not be taken seriously. As Kurtz knows, the truth and veracity of our reporting is what is relevant. We at Insight developed our publication concept, gained support of the Board of Directors, and have run with it ever since, being selected as the top conservative magazine by Rolling Stone in just our first year. So what?s the point in mentioning religion when referencing a relevant and credible secular publication, except as an underhanded ploy to try to marginalize us?
That might be true other than the Unification Church appears to subsidize the Washington Times and Insight as an extension and takes a role in the editorial policy from reports gathered by FAIR.
That is there right and it harkens back to when papers were the arm of political parties. The First Amendment doesn’t make exceptions for newspapers owned by entities, but pointing out the fact that a guy who declared himself the Messiah owns and influences editorial content of a major daily newspaper is hardly bigoted.
Perhaps me calling Moon a cult leader is bigoted, but only if you view the Unification Church as anything other than a cult. John Gorenfeld has a great comparison of Moon to Soros that’s hysterical.
As Kurtz knows, the truth and veracity of our reporting is what is relevant.
They’re not doing well by this score, either.