Scott Templeton seeking stories. Templeton is part of a team led by Executive Editor James Whiting planning a series of articles about the problems with education. Templeton wins favor with Whiting when he backs his philosophy that the piece requires little context and should remain tightly focused on the schools themselves. Haynes unsuccessfully argues the alternative position—that more context increases the relevance and effectiveness of any story. Templeton is assigned the color story about the Baltimore Orioles opening day game. He plans to write a story about a dedicated fan but his canvassing does not render anyone that fits his profile. When
John Templeton Foundation by authorities in China; Yang himself claimed that his speculations were based on a report of the Pew Research Center, another publication backed by the Templeton Foundation. Many scholars of Chinese religion have criticized Yang's sociological theories about religion in China. The Pew Research Center, an American fact tank or research organization, has been "jointly and generously funded" by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Templeton Foundation for its studies focusing on demographics of religions in the world, part of the series entitled "Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures". The Templeton Foundation also runs its own publisher, Templeton Press, and from 2004–2010,