Earlier this year, WorldNetDaily put out a cattle call for writers for its website, claiming the job was about “writing news and reporting the truth accurately” while hiding the fact that it’s really about spreading fake news and conspiracy theories. (And it made sure not to mention pay given that there probably won’t be much of that.) A June 6 article made a similar cattle call for workers for WND’s sparsely read magazine:
WND’s critically acclaimed Whistleblower magazine needs an experienced journalist to assist long-time WND Managing Editor, author and Whistleblower Editor David Kupelian to produce the magazine each month. This is a full-time job, involving writing and editing duties for WND.com as well as Whistleblower.
Kupelian has produced Whistleblower for the last 25 years, but because of WND’s recent growth and his expanded responsibilities, could use another editor dedicated to helping with the monthly magazine.
Readers routinely describe Whistleblower magazine as “a light in a dark world,” “a breath of fresh air” and “dead-on and razor-sharp,” while Rabbi Jonathan Cahn describes Whistleblower simply as “brilliant.”
Applicant must have a strong Judeo-Christian worldview, possess a broad understanding of the American political-cultural landscape, be very plugged in to current news, and have top-notch writing skills. An eye for design and interior graphics is a plus.
In other words: Kupelian wants someone who’s as much of a far-right Christian as he is. Also note that fairness and truthfulness is not a requirement; as we’ve documented, Whistleblower is basically all about how Kupelian can spew hate at anyone who’s not as far-right as he is, using misinformation and highly biased language to hammer home the magazine’s theme of the month (around which Kupelian has written a screed) in a sufficiently hateful manner.
The article offers no proof for the claim that WND has seen “recent growth” — it has made no statement about its revenue since it offloaded reporting operations to the non-profit WND News Center, so it’s hard to tell. Still, the article concluded by stating, “Only experienced journalists need apply.” It’s hard to see genuine self-respecting “experienced journalists” showing an interest in this position unless they’re desperate for a job (which, unfortunately, is entirely possible given the state of the news industry these days).
The fact that WND has to resort to cattle calls to recruit writers is an indication of just how low its journalistic status is — only WND readers inculcated in its culture of fake news and conspiracy theories are likely to fit the bill as a WND employee.