The St. Petersburg Times has done some in-depth reporting about the Church of Scientology that hasn’t always cast the organization in the best light, let’s say. The Times’ top brass must’ve known what they were getting into in opening that particular Pandora’s box, though, as the CoS is not known for taking criticism lying down.

In this case, the church hired three seasoned — and in a couple cases, award-winning — journalists to investigate the paper right back. This strategy didn’t go over well at the Times, but the reporters involved say they used the same objective journalistic standards they’ve always used to do their job, according to The Washington Post’s Howard Kurtz.