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The paper gained nationwide notoriety in 1997 and 1998 with a series of investigative reports about the [[Brownsville Revival]] at the [[Brownsville Assembly of God]]. The paper had initially written glowing reports about the revival, but after former members told the paper that all was not as it appeared, the ''News Journal'' began a four-month investigation that revealed suggested the revival had been "well planned and orchestrated" from the very start. It also called many of the claims made by the church's leaders into question, and delved heavily into the church's finances. The series won many awards, but was roundly criticized by evangelicals throughout the country as a "hit piece" against the church and the meetings. The church answered the paper's allegations by publishing a two-page spread entitled, "The Facts of The Brownsville Revival."