Editing Peoples Temple (section)

===Kinsolving series===
In 1972, the ''[[San Francisco Examiner]]'' and the ''[[Indianapolis Star]]'' ran the first four parts of a seven-part story on the Temple by [[Lester Kinsolving]], its first public exposé.<ref name="reiterman211">Reiterman 1982. pp. 211–214.</ref> Kinsolving reported on several aspects of church dealings, its claims of healings, and Jones's ritual of throwing Bibles down in church, yelling, "This black book has held down you people for 2,000 years. It has no power."<ref>Kinsolving, Lester. "Sex, Socialism, and Child Torture with Rev. Jim Jones." ''San Francisco Examiner''. September 1972.</ref> Temple members picketed the ''Examiner'', harassed the paper's editor, and threatened both the ''Examiner'' and the ''Star'' with [[libel]] suits.<ref name="reiterman211" /> Both papers canceled the series after the fourth installment.<ref name="reiterman211" /> Shortly thereafter, Jones made grants to newspapers in California with the stated goal of supporting the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]].<ref>Reiterman 1982. pp. 302–304.</ref>