Newsmax is heavily promoting the new book by right-winger David Horowitz:
- A March 17 article by Jason Devaney touted how Horowitz’s book accuses ” the ‘anti-religious, anti-American left’ of conducting an ongoing effort to erase God from American society dating back six decades.”
- A March 18 article by Bill Hoffmann gushed: “A New York Times bestselling author is warning that Christians are in real danger of persecution — in America. And this warning comes from a surprising source, a prominent secular Jew.”
- A March 23 article by Devaney promoted a Horowitz interview, in which he “compared Democrats to Satan … saying they have the same “arrogance” as the serpent did in the Garden of Eden.
- A March 30 article by Hoffmann further gushed: “Glenn Beck is praising David Horowitz’s new book Dark Agenda: The War to Destroy Christianity in America. David was just on Glenn’s national radio show this week, and the top-rated host told his audience that “this is a very critical book” and warned Americans of the growing attacks on Christians.
What none of these articles mention: Horowitz’s book is published by Newsmax — specifically, Humanix Books, Newsmax’s book division. That explains why Hoffmann took the time to boldface every instance of the book title in his Beck article.
This undisclosed conflict of interest hurts Newsmax’s efforts to be taken seriously as a news organization.