Joseph Farah
| Joseph Farah | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joseph Farah July 6, 1954 Paterson, New Jersey |
| Occupation | Journalist, author |
| Notable award(s) | Washington Times Foundation National Service Award (1996) |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Farah |
Joseph Farah (born July 6, 1954) is an American author, journalist and editor-in-chief of the conservative website WorldNetDaily (WND).[1]
Early years
Farah was born in Paterson, New Jersey, on July 6, 1954, to parents of Syrian and Lebanese ancestry.[2][3] His father was a schoolteacher.[3] He graduated from William Paterson University, in Wayne, New Jersey with a B.A. in Communications.[3] He is married to Elizabeth Farah and is a highly conservative evangelical Christian.[3][4]
Career
Farah worked for six years as executive news editor at the Los Angeles Herald Examiner.[5] 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.[6] Farah and the paper's owners envisioned the paper as a conservative alternative to the Sacramento Bee.[7] "We just thought the way to go was to be unabashedly conservative in our approach," explained Farah to the Washington Post.[7] Among other things, Farah convinced Rush Limbaugh to write a daily column, which ran on "Page 1."[5]
In 1991, Farah left the Union and co-founded the Western Journalism Center.[8] He launched the online WorldNetDaily in 1997.[9] Farah received the Washington Times Foundation National Service Award, in 1996.[3]
Farah is among those who have promulgated conspiracy theories questioning Barack Obama's status as a natural born citizen of the United States and resultant eligibility to serve as U.S. President,[10][11] 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."[12] Despite the release of Obama's notarized birth certificate abstract,[13] Farah demanded that Obama release his "long-form" birth certificate, which was subsequently posted on the White House's web site on April 27, 2011.[4][14][15] Farah had previously pledged $15,000 to the hospital where Obama was born upon the release of said document.[16][17] When Obama finally released the long-form birth certificate, he called it "fraudulent."[18]
Books
- Collaborated with Rush Limbaugh on See, I Told You So (1994)[3]
- Farah, Joseph; Richard Pombo (1996). This Land Is Our Land: How to End the War on Private Property. St. Martins Press. ISBN 978-0-312-14747-1.
- Farah, Joseph (2005). Taking America Back: A Radical Plan to Revive Freedom, Morality, and Justice. WND Books. ISBN 978-1-58182-469-8.
- Farah, Joseph (2007). Stop the Presses!: The Inside Story of the New Media Revolution. WND Books. ISBN 978-1-58182-469-8.
- Farah, Joseph (2008). None of the Above: Why 2008 Is the Year to Cast the Ultimate Protest Vote. WND Books. ISBN 978-1-935071-01-3.
- Farah, Joseph (2010). The Tea Party Manifesto: A Vision for an American Rebirth. WND Books. ISBN 978-1-935071-28-0.
References
- ^ Black, Jane (2001-08-28). "On the Web, Small and Focused Pays Off". Business Week. http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/aug2001/nf20010828_333.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ^ "All eyes on Lebanon". WorldNetDaily.com. 2006-08-01. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=51328. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ^ a b c d e f Stephen Goode (2003-03-04). "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. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_6_19/ai_98415816/pg_5?tag=artBody;col1.
- ^ a b Joseph Farah (2008-11-26). "Where was Obama born?". World Net Daily. http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=81964. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ a b William Trombley (1991-05-16). "Paper Chase; Media: The Sacramento Union is Trying to Attract Readers and Advertisers by Billing Itself as 'Pro-American,' 'Pro-Life,' and 'Pro-Business.'". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Pat Guy (1990-07-13). "New editor for 'Sacramento Union'". USA Today.
- ^ a b Howard Kurtz and Charles Trueheart (1990-10-23). "At Sacramento Union, A Conservative Bent". Washington Post.
- ^ Dorothy Giobbe (1994-09-17). "Western Journalism Center director says it's non-partisan, not pro-right wing". Editor & Publisher.
- ^ Mark O'Keefe (2002-11-24). "Conservative media flex muscles". The Star-Ledger (Newark).
- ^ Ben Smith (Feb. 25, 2009). "Shelby says he has no doubts on Obama citizenship". Politico. http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0209/Shelby_says_he_has_no_doubts_on_Obama_citizenship.html.
- ^ "In NH, Trump takes credit for Obama birth info". The Associated Press. April 27, 2011. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iHz1PLxZ082lUPdDor6ZuFHkB3WQ?docId=c26234ce934b45738ec3620a14927950.
- ^ Tim Jones (2008-12-08). "Court won't review Obama's eligibility to serve". Hartford Courant. http://www.courant.com/topic/chi-obama-birth-certificate1dec08,0,4658002.story?track=rss-topicgallery. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ "Born in the U.S.A". FactCheck.org. http://factcheck.org/2008/08/born-in-the-usa/.
- ^ Joseph Farah (2008-11-21). "Obama's state secret: His birth certificate!". World Net Daily. http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=81581. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ Dan Pfeiffer. "President Obama's Long Form Birth Certificate". The White House Blog. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/04/27/president-obamas-long-form-birth-certificate.
- ^ "$10,000, no $15,000 for proof of Obama's birth hospital". WND. 2009-01-09. http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=121395.
- ^ Justin Elliott (2011-04-27). "Joseph Farah owes $15,000 to Kapi'olani Medical Center". Salon. http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/04/27/farah_birth_hospital.
- ^ "Is Obama constitutionally eligible to serve?". WorldNetDaily. 2011-12-31. http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=98546.
