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Farah worked for six years as executive news editor at the '']'' until the paper shuttered in 1989.<ref name="1991 LT"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/inside-the-spectacular-fall-of-the-granddaddy-of-right-wing-conspiracy-sites/2019/04/02/6ac53122-3ba6-11e9-a06c-3ec8ed509d15_story.html|title=Inside the spectacular fall of the granddaddy of right-wing conspiracy sites|last=|first=|date=2019|work=The Washington Post|access-date=}}</ref> Farah worked for six years as executive news editor at the '']'' until the paper shuttered in 1989.<ref name="1991 LT"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/inside-the-spectacular-fall-of-the-granddaddy-of-right-wing-conspiracy-sites/2019/04/02/6ac53122-3ba6-11e9-a06c-3ec8ed509d15_story.html|title=Inside the spectacular fall of the granddaddy of right-wing conspiracy sites|last=|first=|date=2019|work=The Washington Post|access-date=}}</ref>


On July 22, 1990, Farah became editor of the '']''. The paper had been losing up to $3 million annually, and in early 1990 it was purchased from ] by Daniel Benvenuti Jr. and David Kassis.<ref name="new editor" /> Farah and the paper's owners envisioned the paper as a conservative alternative to the '']''.<ref name="1990 WP" /> "We just thought the way to go was to be unabashedly conservative in our approach," explained Farah to the '']''.<ref name="1990 WP" /> Among other things, Farah convinced ] to write a daily column, which ran on "Page 1."<ref name="1991 LT" /> Farah prohibited advertisement for films rated NC-17 in the newspaper.<ref name=":0" /> On July 22, 1990, Farah became editor of '']''. The paper had been losing up to $3 million annually, and in early 1990 it was purchased from ] by Daniel Benvenuti Jr. and David Kassis.<ref name="new editor" /> Farah and the paper's owners envisioned the paper as a conservative alternative to '']''.<ref name="1990 WP" /> "We just thought the way to go was to be unabashedly conservative in our approach," explained Farah to '']''.<ref name="1990 WP" /> Among other things, Farah convinced ] to write a daily column, which ran on "Page 1."<ref name="1991 LT" /> Farah prohibited advertisement for films rated NC-17 in the newspaper.<ref name=":0" />


In 1991, Farah left the ''Union'' and co-founded the ].<ref name="director says"/> He currently writes a weekly print column for '']'' which is nationally syndicated through ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.creators.com/opinion/joseph-farah-about.html|title=About Joseph Farah|work=Creators.com}}</ref> In 1991, Farah left the ''Union'' and co-founded the ].<ref name="director says"/> He currently writes a weekly print column for '']'' which is nationally syndicated through ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.creators.com/opinion/joseph-farah-about.html|title=About Joseph Farah|work=Creators.com}}</ref>


He launched the online '']'' in 1997.<ref name="conservative media"/> The website has been categorized as ] and is known for publishing unreliable or ] material.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/worldnetdaily|title=WorldNetDaily|website=Southern Poverty Law Center|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/2019/04/05/shed-a-tear-for-worldnetdaily-or-maybe-dont-but-its-downfall-is-instructive/|title=Shed a tear for WorldNetDaily — or maybe don't. But the downfall of a far-right site is instructive|date=2019-04-05|website=Salon|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2009/09/the-fringe-fighting-pundit-who-fears-nothing/342031/|title=The Fringe-Fighting Pundit Who Fears Nothing|last=Fisher|first=Max|date=2009-09-09|website=The Atlantic|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/11/28/18112717/jerome-corsi-mueller-roger-stone-donald-trump-wikileaks|title=Jerome Corsi, the conspiracy theorist now entangled in the Mueller investigation, explained|last=Coaston|first=Jane|date=2018-11-28|website=Vox|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref> He launched the online '']'' in 1997.<ref name="conservative media"/> The website has been categorized as ] and is known for publishing unreliable or ] material.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/worldnetdaily|title=WorldNetDaily|website=Southern Poverty Law Center|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/2019/04/05/shed-a-tear-for-worldnetdaily-or-maybe-dont-but-its-downfall-is-instructive/|title=Shed a tear for WorldNetDaily — or maybe don't. But the downfall of a far-right site is instructive|date=2019-04-05|website=Salon|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2009/09/the-fringe-fighting-pundit-who-fears-nothing/342031/|title=The Fringe-Fighting Pundit Who Fears Nothing|last=Fisher|first=Max|date=2009-09-09|website=The Atlantic|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/11/28/18112717/jerome-corsi-mueller-roger-stone-donald-trump-wikileaks|title=Jerome Corsi, the conspiracy theorist now entangled in the Mueller investigation, explained|last=Coaston|first=Jane|date=2018-11-28|website=Vox|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref>


In April 2019, ''WorldNetDaily'' announced that Farah had suffered a stroke and would withdraw from the website's day-to-day operations until he recovers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/inside-the-spectacular-fall-of-worldnetdaily-the-granddaddy-of-right-wing-conspiracy-sites/|title=Inside the spectacular fall of WorldNetDaily, the granddaddy of right-wing conspiracy sites|last=Roig-Franzia|first=Manuel|date=April 2, 2019|accessdate=April 2, 2019|agency=The Washington Post}}</ref> In April 2019, ''WorldNetDaily'' announced that Farah had suffered a stroke and would withdraw from the website's day-to-day operations until he recovers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/inside-the-spectacular-fall-of-worldnetdaily-the-granddaddy-of-right-wing-conspiracy-sites/|title=Inside the spectacular fall of WorldNetDaily, the granddaddy of right-wing conspiracy sites|last=Roig-Franzia|first=Manuel|date=April 2, 2019|accessdate=April 2, 2019|work=Seattle Times|agency=The Washington Post}}</ref>


==== Conspiracy theories ==== ==== Conspiracy theories ====
Farah gained prominence for promoting conspiracy theories surrounding the ].<ref name=":0" /> Farah gained prominence for promoting conspiracy theories surrounding the ].<ref name=":0" />


Farah is a proponent of the conspiracy theory related to ]'s status as a ] and resultant eligibility to serve as U.S. president,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0209/Shelby_says_he_has_no_doubts_on_Obama_citizenship.html|publisher=Politico|author=Ben Smith|title=Shelby says he has no doubts on Obama citizenship|date=February 25, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iHz1PLxZ082lUPdDor6ZuFHkB3WQ?docId=c26234ce934b45738ec3620a14927950|publisher=The Associated Press|title=In NH, Trump takes credit for Obama birth info|date=April 27, 2011}}</ref> stating, "It'll plague Obama throughout his presidency. It'll be a nagging issue and a sore on his administration, much like ] was on ]" and "It's not going to go away, and it will drive a wedge in an already divided public."<ref name="court won't"/> Despite the release of Obama's ] birth certificate abstract,<ref name="factcheck">{{cite web|url=http://factcheck.org/2008/08/born-in-the-usa/|publisher=FactCheck.org|title=Born in the U.S.A}}</ref> he continued to promoted birtherism.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stelter |first=Brian |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/business/media/28birth.html |title=In Trying to Debunk a Theory, the News Media Extended Its Life |date=2011-04-27 |work=The New York Times |access-date=2020-04-14 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Farah is a proponent of the conspiracy theory related to ]'s status as a ] and resultant eligibility to serve as U.S. president,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0209/Shelby_says_he_has_no_doubts_on_Obama_citizenship.html|work=Politico|author=Ben Smith|title=Shelby says he has no doubts on Obama citizenship|date=February 25, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iHz1PLxZ082lUPdDor6ZuFHkB3WQ?docId=c26234ce934b45738ec3620a14927950|agency=The Associated Press|title=In NH, Trump takes credit for Obama birth info|date=April 27, 2011}}</ref> stating, "It'll plague Obama throughout his presidency. It'll be a nagging issue and a sore on his administration, much like ] was on ]" and "It's not going to go away, and it will drive a wedge in an already divided public."<ref name="court won't"/> Despite the release of Obama's ] birth certificate abstract,<ref name="factcheck">{{cite web|url=http://factcheck.org/2008/08/born-in-the-usa/|publisher=FactCheck.org|title=Born in the U.S.A}}</ref> he continued to promoted birtherism.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stelter |first=Brian |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/business/media/28birth.html |title=In Trying to Debunk a Theory, the News Media Extended Its Life |date=2011-04-27 |work=The New York Times |access-date=2020-04-14 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


== Personal life == == Personal life ==
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==Books== ==Books==
* Collaborated with Rush Limbaugh on ''See, I Told You So'' (1994)<ref name="Goode"/> * Collaborated with Rush Limbaugh on ''See, I Told You So'' (1994)<ref name="Goode"/>
* {{cite book |last=Farah |first=Joseph |title=This Land Is Our Land: How to End the War on Private Property |author2=] |year=1996 |publisher=] |isbn=978-0-312-14747-1 |url=https://archive.org/details/thislandisourlan00pomb }} * {{cite book |last=Farah |first=Joseph |title=This Land Is Our Land: How to End the War on Private Property |author2=] |year=1996 |publisher=St. Martin's Press |isbn=978-0-312-14747-1 |url=https://archive.org/details/thislandisourlan00pomb }}
* {{cite book |last=Farah |first=Joseph |title=Taking America Back: A Radical Plan to Revive Freedom, Morality, and Justice |publisher=] |year=2005 |isbn=978-1-58182-469-8}} * {{cite book |last=Farah |first=Joseph |title=Taking America Back: A Radical Plan to Revive Freedom, Morality, and Justice |publisher=WND Books |year=2005 |isbn=978-1-58182-469-8}}
* {{cite book |last=Farah |first=Joseph |title=Stop the Presses!: The Inside Story of the New Media Revolution |publisher=] |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-58182-469-8}} * {{cite book |last=Farah |first=Joseph |title=Stop the Presses!: The Inside Story of the New Media Revolution |publisher=WND Books |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-58182-469-8}}
* {{cite book | last = Farah | first = Joseph | title = None of the Above: Why 2008 Is the Year to Cast the Ultimate Protest Vote | publisher = ] | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-1-935071-01-3 | url = https://archive.org/details/noneofabovewhy200000fara }} * {{cite book | last = Farah | first = Joseph | title = None of the Above: Why 2008 Is the Year to Cast the Ultimate Protest Vote | publisher = WND Books | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-1-935071-01-3 | url = https://archive.org/details/noneofabovewhy200000fara }}
* {{cite book |last=Farah |first=Joseph |title=The Tea Party Manifesto: A Vision for an American Rebirth |publisher=] |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-935071-28-0}} * {{cite book |last=Farah |first=Joseph |title=The Tea Party Manifesto: A Vision for an American Rebirth |publisher=WND Books |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-935071-28-0}}


==References== ==References==
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<ref name="1990 WP">{{cite news| title=At Sacramento Union, A Conservative Bent | author=Howard Kurtz and Charles Trueheart | newspaper=] | date=October 23, 1990}}</ref> <ref name="1990 WP">{{cite news| title=At Sacramento Union, A Conservative Bent | author=Howard Kurtz and Charles Trueheart | newspaper=] | date=October 23, 1990}}</ref>


<ref name="1991 LT">{{cite news|title=Paper Chase; Media: The Sacramento Union is Trying to Attract Readers and Advertisers by Billing Itself as 'Pro-American,' 'Pro-Life,' and 'Pro-Business.'| author=William Trombley | newspaper=] | date=May 16, 1991}}</ref> <ref name="1991 LT">{{cite news|title=Paper Chase; Media: The Sacramento Union is Trying to Attract Readers and Advertisers by Billing Itself as 'Pro-American,' 'Pro-Life,' and 'Pro-Business.'| author=William Trombley | newspaper=] | date=May 16, 1991}}</ref>


<ref name="Black">{{cite news |url=http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/aug2001/nf20010828_333.htm |work=Business Week |date=August 28, 2001 |title=On the Web, Small and Focused Pays Off |first=Jane |last=Black |accessdate=2008-12-14}}</ref> <ref name="Black">{{cite news |url=http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/aug2001/nf20010828_333.htm |work=Business Week |date=August 28, 2001 |title=On the Web, Small and Focused Pays Off |first=Jane |last=Black |accessdate=2008-12-14}}</ref>


<ref name="conservative media">{{cite news| title=Conservative media flex muscles | author=Mark O'Keefe | publisher=] (Newark) | date=November 24, 2002}}</ref> <ref name="conservative media">{{cite news| title=Conservative media flex muscles | author=Mark O'Keefe | publisher=]|location=Newark | date=November 24, 2002}}</ref>


<ref name="court won't">{{cite news |author=Tim Jones| title = Court won't review Obama's eligibility to serve | newspaper = Hartford Courant | date = December 8, 2008 | url = http://www.courant.com/topic/chi-obama-birth-certificate1dec08,0,4658002.story?track=rss-topicgallery | accessdate = 2009-03-12}}</ref> <ref name="court won't">{{cite news |author=Tim Jones| title = Court won't review Obama's eligibility to serve | newspaper = Hartford Courant | date = December 8, 2008 | url = http://www.courant.com/topic/chi-obama-birth-certificate1dec08,0,4658002.story?track=rss-topicgallery | accessdate = 2009-03-12}}</ref>
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<ref name="director says">{{cite magazine|title=Western Journalism Center director says it's non-partisan, not pro-right wing | author=Dorothy Giobbe | magazine=] | date=September 17, 1994}}</ref> <ref name="director says">{{cite magazine|title=Western Journalism Center director says it's non-partisan, not pro-right wing | author=Dorothy Giobbe | magazine=] | date=September 17, 1994}}</ref>


<ref name="Goode">{{cite web|title=Putting faith in the founding fathers: WorldNetDaily.com cofounder Joseph Farah challenges all Americans to take back their country by embracing traditional values and spurning today's MTV culture |date=March 4, 2003 |author=Stephen Goode |page=4 |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_6_19/ai_98415816/pg_5?tag=artBody;col1 |publisher=] }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> <ref name="Goode">{{cite web|title=Putting faith in the founding fathers: WorldNetDaily.com cofounder Joseph Farah challenges all Americans to take back their country by embracing traditional values and spurning today's MTV culture |date=March 4, 2003 |author=Stephen Goode |page=4 |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_6_19/ai_98415816/pg_5?tag=artBody;col1 |work=] }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


<ref name="new editor">{{cite news|title=New editor for 'Sacramento Union' |author=Pat Guy | newspaper=] | date=July 13, 1990}}</ref> <ref name="new editor">{{cite news|title=New editor for 'Sacramento Union' |author=Pat Guy | newspaper=] | date=July 13, 1990}}</ref>

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American conservative writer

Joseph Farah
Farah in 2013Farah in 2013
BornJoseph Francis Farah
(1954-07-06) July 6, 1954 (age 70)
Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationJournalist, author
Alma materWilliam Paterson University (BA)
Notable awardsThe Washington Times Foundation National Service Award (1996)
SpouseJudy Smagula (divorced)
Elizabeth Graham
ChildrenAlyssa Farah

Joseph Francis Farah (born July 6, 1954) is an American author, journalist and editor-in-chief of the conservative website WorldNetDaily (WND).

Early years

Farah was born in Paterson, New Jersey, on July 6, 1954, to parents of Syrian and Lebanese ancestry. His father was a schoolteacher. He graduated from William Paterson University, in Wayne, New Jersey with a B.A. in Communications.

Career

Farah worked for six years as executive news editor at the Los Angeles Herald Examiner until the paper shuttered in 1989.

On July 22, 1990, Farah became editor of The Sacramento Union. The paper had been losing up to $3 million annually, and in early 1990 it was purchased from Richard Mellon Scaife by Daniel Benvenuti Jr. and David Kassis. Farah and the paper's owners envisioned the paper as a conservative alternative to The Sacramento Bee. "We just thought the way to go was to be unabashedly conservative in our approach," explained Farah to The Washington Post. Among other things, Farah convinced Rush Limbaugh to write a daily column, which ran on "Page 1." Farah prohibited advertisement for films rated NC-17 in the newspaper.

In 1991, Farah left the Union and co-founded the Western Journalism Center. He currently writes a weekly print column for The Jerusalem Post which is nationally syndicated through Creators Syndicate.

He launched the online WorldNetDaily in 1997. The website has been categorized as far-right and is known for publishing unreliable or fringe material.

In April 2019, WorldNetDaily announced that Farah had suffered a stroke and would withdraw from the website's day-to-day operations until he recovers.

Conspiracy theories

Farah gained prominence for promoting conspiracy theories surrounding the suicide of Vince Foster.

Farah is a proponent of the conspiracy theory related to Barack Obama's status as a natural-born citizen of the United States and resultant eligibility to serve as U.S. president, stating, "It'll plague Obama throughout his presidency. It'll be a nagging issue and a sore on his administration, much like Monica Lewinsky was on Bill Clinton's presidency" and "It's not going to go away, and it will drive a wedge in an already divided public." Despite the release of Obama's notarized birth certificate abstract, he continued to promoted birtherism.

Personal life

He is married to Elizabeth Graham and is a conservative evangelical Christian. He has a daughter from a previous marriage to Judy Smagula, Alyssa Farah, who served as the Press Secretary for Vice President Mike Pence and currently serves as Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Media Affairs and Press Secretary for the Department of Defense.

Books

References

  1. Black, Jane (August 28, 2001). "On the Web, Small and Focused Pays Off". Business Week. Retrieved December 14, 2008.
  2. Bruno, Debra (February 21, 2016). "There's the major media. And then there's the 'other' White House press corps". The Washington Post.
  3. Massing, Michael (February 2009). "Un-American: Have you listened to the right-wing media lately?". Cjr.org.
  4. ^ Stephen Goode (March 4, 2003). "Putting faith in the founding fathers: WorldNetDaily.com cofounder Joseph Farah challenges all Americans to take back their country by embracing traditional values and spurning today's MTV culture". Insight magazine. p. 4.
  5. ^ William Trombley (May 16, 1991). "Paper Chase; Media: The Sacramento Union is Trying to Attract Readers and Advertisers by Billing Itself as 'Pro-American,' 'Pro-Life,' and 'Pro-Business.'". The Los Angeles Times.
  6. ^ "Inside the spectacular fall of the granddaddy of right-wing conspiracy sites". The Washington Post. 2019.
  7. Pat Guy (July 13, 1990). "New editor for 'Sacramento Union'". USA Today.
  8. ^ Howard Kurtz and Charles Trueheart (October 23, 1990). "At Sacramento Union, A Conservative Bent". The Washington Post.
  9. Dorothy Giobbe (September 17, 1994). "Western Journalism Center director says it's non-partisan, not pro-right wing". Editor & Publisher.
  10. "About Joseph Farah". Creators.com.
  11. Mark O'Keefe (November 24, 2002). "Conservative media flex muscles". Newark: The Star-Ledger.
  12. "WorldNetDaily". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  13. "Shed a tear for WorldNetDaily — or maybe don't. But the downfall of a far-right site is instructive". Salon. April 5, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  14. Fisher, Max (September 9, 2009). "The Fringe-Fighting Pundit Who Fears Nothing". The Atlantic. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  15. Coaston, Jane (November 28, 2018). "Jerome Corsi, the conspiracy theorist now entangled in the Mueller investigation, explained". Vox. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  16. Roig-Franzia, Manuel (April 2, 2019). "Inside the spectacular fall of WorldNetDaily, the granddaddy of right-wing conspiracy sites". Seattle Times. The Washington Post. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  17. Ben Smith (February 25, 2009). "Shelby says he has no doubts on Obama citizenship". Politico.
  18. "In NH, Trump takes credit for Obama birth info". The Associated Press. April 27, 2011.
  19. Tim Jones (December 8, 2008). "Court won't review Obama's eligibility to serve". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
  20. "Born in the U.S.A". FactCheck.org.
  21. Stelter, Brian (April 27, 2011). "In Trying to Debunk a Theory, the News Media Extended Its Life". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  22. https://twitter.com/philippereines/status/1162013455060275201

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