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''The Weekly Standard'' has attacked consistent conservatives at times, including claiming Iowa Congressman [[Steve King]] is a "bigot", for example.<ref>https://twitter.com/stephenfhayes/status/1061053642445414402</ref> | ''The Weekly Standard'' has attacked consistent conservatives at times, including claiming Iowa Congressman [[Steve King]] is a "bigot", for example.<ref>https://twitter.com/stephenfhayes/status/1061053642445414402</ref> | ||
| − | During the Trump era, TWS performed poorly, and rumors circulated that the magazine would shut down.<ref>Nolte, John (December 5, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/12/05/nolte-conformity-killed-the-weekly-standard/ Nolte: Conformity Killed the Weekly Standard]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 5, 2018.</ref> | + | During the Trump era, TWS performed poorly, and rumors circulated that the magazine would shut down.<ref>Nolte, John (December 5, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/12/05/nolte-conformity-killed-the-weekly-standard/ Nolte: Conformity Killed the Weekly Standard]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 5, 2018.</ref> On December 14, 2018, the magazine announced it would shut down.<ref>Caplan, Joshua (December 14, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/12/14/weekly-standard-shut-down/ Weekly Standard to Shut Down]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 14, 2018.</ref><ref>Rodrigo, Chris Mills (December 14, 2018). [https://thehill.com/homenews/media/421393-conservative-magazine-the-weekly-standard-to-shut-down Weekly Standard to shut down]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved December 14, 2018.</ref> |
==TWS Fact Check== | ==TWS Fact Check== | ||
Revision as of 21:34, December 14, 2018
The Weekly Standard is a neoconservative weekly journal published by MediaDC, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Clarity Media Group, Inc., and made its debut on September 17, 1995.[1] The magazine is edited by Stephen F. Hayes, Richard Starr and Fred Barnes, co-host of The Beltway Boys on Fox News. It is generally considered to be one of the top three right-leaning publications, along with William F. Buckley's National Review and the American Spectator. It features such writers as P.J. O'Rourke, Irwin Stelzer, Charles Krauthammer and Michael Goldfarb. Bill Kristol was a co-founder and editor of the magazine.
The Weekly Standard has attacked consistent conservatives at times, including claiming Iowa Congressman Steve King is a "bigot", for example.[2]
During the Trump era, TWS performed poorly, and rumors circulated that the magazine would shut down.[3] On December 14, 2018, the magazine announced it would shut down.[4][5]
TWS Fact Check
TWS Fact Check is associated with The Weekly Standard and joined Facebook's network of fact-checkers in 2017. It is a signatory of the International Face Checking Network, which Media Bias Fact Check uses to determine factual reporting for outsource reviews.[6]
External links
References
- ↑ About Us, The Weekly Standard, Accessed September 13, 2018.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/stephenfhayes/status/1061053642445414402
- ↑ Nolte, John (December 5, 2018). Nolte: Conformity Killed the Weekly Standard. Breitbart News. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ↑ Caplan, Joshua (December 14, 2018). Weekly Standard to Shut Down. Breitbart News. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ↑ Rodrigo, Chris Mills (December 14, 2018). Weekly Standard to shut down. The Hill. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ↑ How to Tell If an Online Article is Real, Fake or a Scam, The Mac Security Blog, September 7, 2018.