Family feud (Rev. Moon) creating turmoil at Washington Times?

[tanyev]

Family Feud: How Much Is Moon Church Conflict Driving Wash Times Turmoil?
Justin Elliott | November 10, 2009, 1:25PM

The Sunday firings of executives at the Washington Times and the possible exit of its top editor are apparently being driven more than previously known by last month's transfer of power of the Unification Church and associated business empire from Rev. Sun Myung Moon to his children.

A newsroom source familiar with church politics tells TPM that the root of the shakeup at the Washington Times is a feud between Hyung-jin Moon, 30, and Hyun-jin Moon, 40, also known as Preston, both U.S.-educated sons of church Father Rev. Sun Myung Moon. The church announced in early October -- in an exclusive given, notably, to the Associated Press not the Washington Times -- that day-to-day operations were being handed over to Preston, Hyung-jin, and a third son.

That's what brings us to the weekend shakeup in which Washington Times publisher Thomas McDevitt, chief financial officer Keith Cooperrider, and chairman Doug Moon Joo got the ax.

As chairman of church-owned News World Communications, Preston controls the newspaper. According to the source, he went to the three newspaper executives and asked them to side with him against what he sees as his father's favoritism toward Hyung-jin. When they declined to side with Preston, they lost their jobs.

The power struggle between Preston and Hyung-jin is also confirmed by a pair of internal church memos obtained by TPM.


http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/family-feud-how-much-is-moon-church-conflict-driving-wash-times-turmoil.php?ref=fpb


Gosh, that's just too bad. :spray:

[Ikonoklast]

1. Let the Schism begin!

It's always about money and power, always.

Religion is the tool used to obtain both.


I hope the metaphorical blood runs in the aisles at the highest levels of that shitfest.

[malaise]

7. +1,000

:rofl:

[Qutzupalotl]

2. K&R

[tanyev]

3. Kick for the morning bunch.

[conscious evolution]

4. Is this the walmartization

of the moon crime family?
For some reason this reminds me of when Sam Walton died.
Don't ask me to explain.Just an immediate gut feeling.

[Canuckistanian]

5. I hope it ends with a dramatic sword battle

Like all good "rival princes fighting for their father's favor" stories.

[Javaman]

6. Better yet, it ends like Hamlet.

:rofl:

[tanyev]

8. UPDATE: Look out, Sarah! Rev. Moon's son is Going Rogue, too!

Source: Rev. Moon Son Went Rogue In Ordering Wash Times Shakeup

Hyun-jin Preston Moon, the son of Unification Church leader Rev. Sun Myung Moon who controls the Washington Times, acted without his father's blessing in firing the top leadership of the newspaper over the weekend, a Unificationist and former Times staffer who is in contact with high church officials tells TPM.

Preston's reasons for carrying out the shakeup are not clear to the source, but "one thing that is clear is that he acted alone. This is not something the Reverend Moon wanted, ever."

A newsroom source told us yesterday that Preston fired the executives, all members of the church, when they sided with his father in a feud over the doling out of Rev. Moon's religio-business empire in ways not to the liking of Preston.

Now, more details about the ongoing conflict -- which may put the future of the newspaper at risk -- are coming to light.


http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/source-moon-son-went-rogue-to-order-wash-times-shakeup.php?ref=fpa


Getting interesting. :popcorn: