Fortress Scientology:Why Media Exposes Fail
“In other words, the moment a reporter discovered that he could not write a bad story, he did not want to write any story. And this applies to reporters who are “friendly,” who promise faithfully all good intent and good press, and who have even been processed successfully. They wrote knowingly inaccurate libel, whatever they said."
"If this is the general intent of the public press, then it is our experience that interviews are better forgotten and that press releases should not be engaged upon and that reporters should not be granted interviews, whatever they promise. Dianetics1. DIA (Greek) through, NOUS (Greek) mind, deals with a system of mental image pictures in relation to psychic (spiritual) trauma. The mental image pictures are believed on the basis of personal revelation to be comprising mental activity created and formed by the spirit, and not by the body or brain. (BPL 24 Sept 73 V) 2. Dn addresses the body. Thus Dn is used to knock out and erase illnesses, unwanted sensations, misemotion, somatics, pain, etc. Dn came before Scn. It disposed of body illness and the difficulties a thetan was having with his body. (HCOB 22 Apr 69)...more
and Scientology would have made far more progress had there been no single word about them in the public presses.”
L Ron Hubbard - Ability Mag ca. March 1955
The above gives a glimpse into one aspect of the mindset Scientologists embrace vis-a-vis "the press". The distrust Scientologists have for the press came down from the top but was repeatedly reinforced for them over the years. Time and time again the press has mis-characterized their religion and movement. (any report starting with "Scientology, founded by Science Fiction writer L Ron Hubbard..." is a sure-fire tip off the subsequent article will be biased and inaccurate)
The net result of the biased and false reporting on Scientology, since its inception in 1950, created a "siege mentality" within its rank-and-file - an important fact when trying to understand the seemingly impenetrable stone-walling encountered when even the most blistering media bomb-throwing occurs.
Aftermath
The recent A&E TV (a USUnited States. (Modern Management Technology Defined (C) 1976). cable network) expose of abuses perpetrated by the "Church" of Scientology, Scientology - and The Aftermath, with Leah Remini hosting, is the latest example of broad media exposure with yet the same result as all previous efforts - Failure!
Failure?
With millions of people having watched Leah's show and the attendant media onslaught and public outrage as expressed via Twitter and massive public demand for change - how could could be said to be a failure?
