This article aims to objectively review the various articles Newsweek wrote against Olivet University, shedding light on the allegations and highlighting potential ethical concerns with the reporting.
This article aims to objectively review the various articles Newsweek wrote against Olivet University, shedding light on the allegations and highlighting potential ethical concerns with the reporting.
Newsweek recently published a front-page article about a Christian university on March 28th, placing the story alongside globally important breaking news. The inflammatory article claimed that California Attorney General Rob Bonta was taking "legal action" against Olivet University and also implied that federal authorities were moving toward school closure ("feds circle"). This was very much exaggerated and untrue. And Newsweek's readers were likely left wondering why a venerated magazine would publish fake news alleging a Christian university's closure. Could it be to distract from Newsweek's own internal troubles?