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*PseudoCyAnts, [http://www.tpmcafe.com/node/30109 "World Net Daily: 'Google has 'Liberal' Bias',"] ''TPM Cafe'', May 24, 2006. | *PseudoCyAnts, [http://www.tpmcafe.com/node/30109 "World Net Daily: 'Google has 'Liberal' Bias',"] ''TPM Cafe'', May 24, 2006. | ||
*Joseph Watson, [http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/august2006/180806issueretraction.htm "World Net Daily Forced To Issue 9/11 Hit Piece Retraction,"] ''PrisonPlanet.com'', August 18, 2006. | *Joseph Watson, [http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/august2006/180806issueretraction.htm "World Net Daily Forced To Issue 9/11 Hit Piece Retraction,"] ''PrisonPlanet.com'', August 18, 2006. | ||
| + | *Terry Krepel, [http://conwebwatch.tripod.com/stories/2007/wndbackers.html "Who's Behind WorldNetDaily?"] ConWebWatch, March 1, 2007. | ||
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Revision as of 23:38, 25 February 2008
WorldNetDaily (WND) is an internet news and commentary site founded in May 1997 by Joseph Farah, a former editor of several major-market daily newspapers and a founder of the conservative non-profit Western Journalism Center. The site became a for-profit arm of the Center in October 1999.[1]
The WND mission statement describes its role as a watchdog only on government: "WorldNetDaily.com's editorial policy reflects the old-fashioned notion that the principal role of the free press in a free society is to serve as a watchdog on government - to expose corruption, fraud, waste and abuse wherever and whenever it is found." [1]
WND operates the G2 Bulletin website, a subscription-only website described as an "intelligence resource" for "insights into geo-political and geo-strategic developments." It also operates a book-publishing division, WND Books, which has published books by Michael Savage, Katherine Harris, Joseph Farah, and Jerome Corsi, among others. In January 2008, WND announced it had acquired its publishing partner, World Ahead Publishing.[2]
Contents
Personnel
- Joseph Farah, Editor and CEO
- David Kupelian, Managing Editor
- Joe Kovacs, Executive News Editor
- Les Kinsolving, White House Correspondent
- Aaron Klein, Jerusalem Bureau Chief
- Jerome Corsi, Staff Writer
Contact information
PO Box 1087
Grants Pass, OR 97528
Phone: (541) 474-1776
FAX: (541) 474-1770
Website: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/
Website: http://www.wnd.com
Libel lawsuit
On September 20, 2000, WND published an article[3] claiming that Clark Jones, a Tennessee car dealer and fund-raiser for then-Vice President Al Gore, had interfered with a criminal investigation, had been a "subject" of a criminal investigation, was listed on law enforcement computers as a "dope dealer," and implied that he had ties to others involved in alleged criminal activity. In 2001, Jones filed a lawsuit[4] against WND; the reporters, Charles C. Thompson II and Tony Hays; the Center for Public Integrity, which had underwritten Thompson and Hays' reporting on the article and related ones[5]; and various Tennessee publications and broadcasters who he accused of repeating the claim, claiming libel and defamation. The lawsuit had been scheduled to go to trial in March 2008[6], but on February 13, 2008, WND announced that a confidential out-of-court settlement had been reached with Jones.[7] A settlement statement jointly drafted by all parties in the lawsuit states in part:
"Discovery has revealed to WorldNetDaily.com that no witness verifies the truth of what the witnesses are reported by authors to have stated. Additionally, no document has been discovered that provides any verification that the statements written were true.
"Factual discovery in the litigation and response from Freedom of Information Act requests to law enforcement agencies confirm Clark Jones' assertion that his name has never been on law enforcement computers, that he has not been the subject of any criminal investigation nor has he interfered with any investigation as stated in the articles. Discovery has also revealed that the sources named in the publications have stated under oath that statements attributed to them in the articles were either not made by them, were misquoted by the authors, were misconstrued, or the statements were taken out of context."[8]
Related SourceWatch Resources
- Repent America / Michael Marcavage (see articles)
References
- ↑ World's 'No. 1 website' goes for-profit. WorldNetDaily. Retrieved on February 24, 2008.
- ↑ WND acquires World Ahead Media. WorldNetDaily. Retrieved on February 24, 2008.
- ↑ Thompson II, Charles C., and Hays, Tony. Officials say Gore killed drug probe. WorldNetDaily. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
- ↑ Second Amended Complaint. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
- ↑ Krepel, Terry. WorldNetDaily on Trial. ConWebWatch. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
- ↑ Unruh, Bob. Future of reporting scheduled for trial. WorldNetDaily. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
- ↑ WND settles $165 million libel case. WorldNetDaily. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
- ↑ WND settles $165 million libel case. WorldNetDaily. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
External Links
General Information
- WorldNetDaily in the Wikipedia.
Articles posted by WND
- Aaron Klein, "Mideast terror leaders to U.S.: Vote Democrat. Withdrawal from Iraq would embolden jihadists to destroy Israel, America," WND, November 2, 2006.
- Jim Rutz, "Soy is making kids 'gay'," WND, December 12, 2006.
Articles & Commentary
- Pete M., "World Net Daily Explains Sex," The Dark Window Blogspot, November 9, 2004.
- Terry Krepel, "Soft-Hitting Journalism," ConWebWatch, February 7, 2005: "Why doesn't WorldNetDaily want to tell the full story of the lead protester in the 'Philly 5' case? Plus: Joseph Farah flip-flops on what should happen to people who blame America for 9/11, and what to expect from WorldNetDaily's new Jerusalem bureau."
- PseudoCyAnts, "World Net Daily: 'Google has 'Liberal' Bias'," TPM Cafe, May 24, 2006.
- Joseph Watson, "World Net Daily Forced To Issue 9/11 Hit Piece Retraction," PrisonPlanet.com, August 18, 2006.
- Terry Krepel, "Who's Behind WorldNetDaily?" ConWebWatch, March 1, 2007.
