Thread by @BrianFelkJones

Reporters always have an angle, even when trying to be unbiased. Also, it's good to have reporters who come at stories from different backgrounds and beliefs. But this situation with @Newsweek reporter @CarlyMayberry, @edstetzer, & others is beyond disturbing! #Journalism #Faith

https://twitter.com/edstetzer/status/1437821285438984193

To help folks follow, I've tried to put this together in a thread 🧵to understand. It started with a @ChristianPost essay by @lucasmiles in which he criticized Christian leaders for not supporting @larryelder for @CAgovernor in recall election. christianpost.com/voices/calling… /2

@ChristianPost @lucasmiles @larryelder @CAgovernor In his essay, Mr. Miles specifically mentions and critiques several Christians: @drmoore, @edstetzer, @plattdavid, @BethMooreLPM, & @_wgthompson. All who Mr. Miles believes should support @larryelder for @CAgovernor publicly and strongly. /3

After Mr. Miles' essay is published by @ChristianPost, @Newsweek reporter @CarlyMayberry begins to write an article. She seeks to write about why certain Christians are not supporting @larryelder for @CAgovernor. /4

@ChristianPost @Newsweek @CarlyMayberry @larryelder @CAgovernor @CarlyMayberry then reaches out to those Mr. Miles critiques in his above @ChristianPost essay (some who are mentioned in her article claim never to have received an email from her). Thus, she reaches out to @edstetzer with this email (which he shared publicly). /5

In reading @Newsweek reporter @CarlyMayberry's above email to @edstetzer, one will notice a large section of her email is a direct cut and paste/word for word quote of @lucasmiles' opinion essay written previously in the @ChristianPost. /6

@Newsweek @CarlyMayberry @edstetzer @lucasmiles @ChristianPost @Newsweek then publishes an article by @CarlyMayberry. In this piece she asks why certain Christians are not supporting @larryelder for @CAgovernor. She specifically cites all the men who @lucasmiles also criticizes in his previous essay. /7 newsweek.com/black-man-sout…

@Newsweek @CarlyMayberry @edstetzer @lucasmiles @ChristianPost @larryelder @CAgovernor @Newsweek reporter @CarlyMayberry's above reporting not only mirrors @lucasmiles's @ChristianPost essay in the questions it asks and raises, but it criticizes the same Christian men. /8

@Newsweek @CarlyMayberry @edstetzer @lucasmiles @ChristianPost @larryelder @CAgovernor At the very least @CarlyMayberry's @Newsweek reporting was heavily influenced by @lucasmiles earlier @ChristianPost essay. But the fact that she took words from his essay, then used it as her own in emails to certain Christians both he and her criticize, is not professional. /9

What is more disturbing is @CarlyMayberry then responds by saying her email, @lucasmiles @ChristianPost essay, and the cut and paste of Mr. Miles' essay into her email (which she seems to passively acknowledge) had nothing to do with her reporting. /10

@CarlyMayberry @lucasmiles @ChristianPost I think the above written documents tell a different story to Ms. Mayberry's claim. @CarlyMayberry seems to never have even tried to be unbiased in her reporting. In fact, she came in with a certain angle and certain people to criticize- taken directly from an opinion essay. /11

At the very least, I think @Newsweek owes those criticized in Ms. Mayberry's piece an apology and @CarlyMayberry should admit that her emails were unprofessional to Mr. Miles and those who she sent it to . . . and admit Miles' essay influenced her column. /12

@Newsweek @CarlyMayberry We need good #journalism on #faith, #politics, and the crossroads of the two. But it starts with good faith efforts by reporters, journalists, and media companies. /13

Which then brings us to the disturbing news about @Newsweek and it's journalism under the influence of its leader, a Korean pastor, who also owns @ChristianPost. You can find excellent articles about these unsettling links here:
1. christianitytoday.com/ct/2013/august… /14

2. motherjones.com/media/2014/03/… /15

3. and lastly christianitytoday.com/news/2018/octo… /16

Plus many more in any decent Google search. Friends, we need excellent #journalism. As the above 🧵shows, we certainly are not getting it lately. #Faith #Politics #Integrity 17/17 end.