The Daily Wire
A conservative media company co-founded by guest Ben Shapiro.
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Summary
The Daily Wire is an American conservative media company founded in 2015 by Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, it has become a significant publisher on Facebook, known for its podcasts like "The Ben Shapiro Show" and its video platforms DailyWire+ (launched 2022) and Bentkey (launched 2023). While it repackages journalism with a conservative slant, fact-checkers have noted instances of unverified or misstated facts. Through its co-founder Ben Shapiro, The Daily Wire participates in broader discussions, as evidenced by Shapiro's involvement in the All-In Podcast, where he contributed to debates on critical issues such as the geopolitical AI race between the US and China, the implications of state-sponsored corporatism, and domestic economic concerns like the housing crisis and the rise of socialism.
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Name
The Daily Wire
Type
Conservative media company
Owner
Bentkey Ventures, LLC
Founded
2015-09-21
Funding
Seed funding from Dan and Farris Wilks
Founders
Ben Shapiro, Jeremy Boreing
Key Content
Podcasts (The Ben Shapiro Show, The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast, The Matt Walsh Show, The Michael Knowles Show), Films, Video series, News, Opinion
Headquarters
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Characteristics
Fact-checkers note unverified/misstated facts
Editor Emeritus
Ben Shapiro
Editor-in-Chief
John Bickley
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Jeremy Boreing
Timeline
- The Daily Wire was founded by political commentator Ben Shapiro and film director Jeremy Boreing. (Source: Wikipedia, Wikidata, Web Search)
2015-09-21
- Ben Shapiro, writing for The Daily Wire, stated he would 'never vote for Donald Trump' and opposed Trump's candidacy, supporting Ted Cruz in the 2016 presidential election. (Source: Web Search)
2016
- NewsWhip identified The Daily Wire as 'by far' the top right-wing publisher on Facebook. (Source: Web Search)
2018
- Westwood One began syndicating 'The Ben Shapiro Show' podcast to radio. (Source: Web Search)
2018-04
- Westwood One expanded syndication of 'The Ben Shapiro Show' podcast. (Source: Web Search)
2019-01
- The Daily Wire was identified by NewsWhip as the sixth-leading English-language publisher on Facebook and had the second most articles among Facebook's 10,000 top stories. (Source: Web Search)
2019-03
- The Daily Wire launched its video-on-demand platform, DailyWire+. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)
2022
- The Daily Wire introduced Bentkey, a children's video platform. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Web Search)
2023
- Ben Shapiro, representing The Daily Wire, participated in a comprehensive discussion on the All-In Podcast, exploring pressing issues in technology, economics, and politics, including the AI race between the US and China and domestic economic concerns. (Source: Document 4b1c9435-cba0-4c58-b5e6-858844a54e5c)
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The Daily Wire is an American conservative media company founded in 2015 by political commentator Ben Shapiro and film director Jeremy Boreing. The company is a major publisher on Facebook, and produces podcasts such as The Ben Shapiro Show. The Daily Wire has also produced various films and video series. Its DailyWire+ video on demand platform launched in 2022, and its children's video platform Bentkey in 2023. The Daily Wire is based in Nashville, Tennessee. Many Daily Wire stories repackage journalism from traditional news organizations while adding a conservative slant. Fact checkers have said that some stories shared by The Daily Wire are unverified, and that The Daily Wire sometimes misstates facts to advance a partisan view.
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- The Daily Wire - Wikipedia
The Daily Wire is an American conservativemedia company founded in 2015 by political commentator Ben Shapiro and film director Jeremy Boreing.( The company is a major publisher on Facebook,( and produces podcasts such as _The Ben Shapiro Show_.( The Daily Wire has also produced various films and video series. Its DailyWire+ video on demand platform launched in 2022, and its children's video platform Bentkey in 2023. The Daily Wire is based in Nashville, Tennessee. [...] The Daily Wire was conceived by Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing, who both worked for _TruthRevolt_, a news website that was formerly funded by the David Horowitz Freedom Center.( After the duo secured several million dollars in seed funding from billionaire petroleum industry brothers Dan and Farris Wilks, The Daily Wire was launched in 2015.( Farris manages DailyWire Ventures, LLC (formerly Forward Publishing, LLC, and later Bentkey Ventures, LLC), which publishes The Daily Wire.( Initially, [...] The Daily Wire became one of the leading news sites and publishers on Facebook in terms of engagement. In 2018, NewsWhip identified The Daily Wire as "by far" the top right-wing publisher on Facebook.( According to NewsWhip, The Daily Wire was the sixth-leading English-language publisher on Facebook in 2019 through the month of March. The site also had the second most articles among Facebook's 10,000 top stories.( In 2021, stories published by The Daily Wire received more likes, shares and
- The Daily Wire - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Daily Wire is a conservative website run by Ben Shapiro. It was created by Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing when Shapiro still worked at Breitbart News. It was extremely critical of Donald Trump when Trump was running for President of the United States, though it generally reported on him more positively after he became president. [...] The Daily Wire, has published work by Ben Shapiro, Michael Knowles, Andrew Klavan, Dennis Prager, Michelle Malkin, Jordan B. Peterson, Brett Cooper and John Hawkins. They have promoted Prager University, criticized the media for being too left-wing, and promoted Steven Crowder. The Daily Wire also hosts its own Streaming service which makes its own movies most of which aren’t political but some of which are like the documentary What is a Woman?. The Daily Wire also has a children’s Streaming [...] | | | | --- | --- | | | | | Type of site | News and opinion | | Headquarters | Nashville, Tennesse, U.S. | | Owner | Bentkey Ventures, LLC | | Created by | Ben Shapiro Jeremy Boreing | | Key people | Ben Shapiro (editor emeritus) Jeremy Boreing (COO) John Bickley (editor-in-chief) Michael Knowles [Matt Walsh] Andrew Klavan | | URL | www.dailywire.com | | Launched | September 21, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-09-21) | | Current status | Active |
- About - The Daily Wire
The Daily Wire does not claim to be without bias. We’re opinionated, we’re noisy, and we’re having a good time. Conceived by Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing, The Daily Wire was meant to be something unique in the right-of-center media landscape — a truly for-profit business with an emphasis on distribution and marketing. [...] DailyWire+ is a subscription podcast and video-on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned and operated by The Daily Wire, LLC. The service is an umbrella platform that covers The Daily Wire + The World of Jordan Peterson + PragerU + Movies and, Bentkey. The DailyWire+ Podcast Network is America’s 6th largest podcast publisher and produces several of the top-ranked podcasts in America, including “The Ben Shapiro Show,” “The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast,” “The Matt Walsh Show,” “The Michael [...] The Daily Wire, LLC is wholly owned by Bentkey Ventures, LLC (formerly Forward Publishing, LLC) which remains majority owned by the original co-founders. Daily Wire Plus.png) Download on the App Store.png) Get it on Google Play.png) Download App QR Code Daily Wire Plus.png) Download on the App Store.png) Get it on Google Play.png) Podcast compliance badge
- Ben Shapiro - Wikipedia
Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing founded _The Daily Wire_ on September 21, 2015. He serves as editor emeritus as well as the host of his online political podcast _The Ben Shapiro Show_, which is broadcast every weekday.( As of March 2019( the podcast was ranked by Podtrac as the second most popular podcast in the U.S.( One began syndicating _The Ben Shapiro Show_ podcast to radio in April 2018.( In 2018, _Politico_ described the podcast as "massively popular".( In January 2019, Westwood One expanded [...] Benjamin Aaron Shapiro (born January 15, 1984) is an American conservative political commentator, media host, and attorney. He writes columns for Creators Syndicate, _Newsweek_, and _Ami Magazine_, and serves as editor emeritus for _The Daily Wire_, which he co-founded in 2015. Shapiro is the host of _The Ben Shapiro Show_, a daily political podcast and live radio show. He was editor-at-large of _Breitbart News_ from 2012 until his resignation in 2016. Shapiro has also authored sixteen [...] In the spring of 2016, Shapiro wrote an article for the _Daily Wire_ in which he stated he would "never vote for Donald Trump".( Shapiro supported Ted Cruz in the 2016 presidential election and opposed Trump's candidacy.( In August 2016, Shapiro wrote an article for the Daily Wire arguing that Trump, if elected, would not appoint conservative justices to the Supreme Court.( He described Steve Bannon as a "bully" who "sold out Breitbart founder Andrew Breitbart's mission in order to back another
- The Daily Wire - Breaking News, Videos & Podcasts
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View on DBPediaThe Daily Wire is an American conservative news website and media company founded in 2015 by political commentator Ben Shapiro and film director Jeremy Boreing. The company is a major publisher on Facebook, and produces podcasts such as The Ben Shapiro Show. In 2022, The Daily Wire launched DailyWire+, a video on demand platform featuring various Daily Wire content, including podcasts and video productions. The company has released multiple exclusive feature-length films and television series. The Daily Wire is based in Nashville, Tennessee. Many Daily Wire stories repackage journalism from traditional news organizations while adding a conservative slant. Fact checkers have said that some stories shared by The Daily Wire are unverified, and that The Daily Wire sometimes misstates facts to advance a partisan view.