The Voice of Conservative Millennials
CNN, MSNBC, and the New York Times often lean so far left that they get basic facts wrong. Examples abound, such as the Kyle Rittenhouse trial or about Trump-Russia collusion. However, a new, grassroots media, is emerging. Founded in 2015 in Los Angeles, The Daily Wire is a fast-growing Internet media company, that works from a conservative perspective to get the facts right. A variety of shows are daily released online. I examine some of the main shows in the next section.
Unlike traditional media services, The Daily Wire is supported by members, not advertisements. This allows them to focus on supporters, not advertisers. A Reader’s Pass membership costs $48 a year. That’s cheaper than a newspaper, and there aren’t any distracting ads. There are higher membership levels.
In September 2020, Ben Shapiro, a founder of The Daily Wire, announced that due to a declining quality of life The Daily Wire would relocate to Nashville, Tennessee. Concurrent with the move, Shapiro settled with his family in South Florida.
Shows and Podcasts
Shapiro continues to work as editor emeritus of The Daily Wire and releases a podcast every weekday. I found him to be more insightful than most news commentators. For example, he explained how the liberal media likes to highlight controversial issues where facts are unclear and give less attention to stories with clear-cut events and causes. According to him, this is because when the facts are clear, they can’t control the narrative. When the events are fuzzy or unclear, they use the lack of clarity to fit their narrative. He also shows how the media use passive language on the topic of the Waukesha mass murderer, stating the “SUV plowed through a Christmas parade.” SUVs don’t kill people; racists out on the streets because of bail reform kill people. The Ben Shapiro Show is available as a podcast.
Award-winning author of crime and suspense novels Andrew Klavan lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and hosts The Andrew Klavan Show. He’s a real gem for The Daily Wire. I enjoy his slightly psychotic sense of humor. He likes to poke fun at the absurdities of politics like how Attorney General Merrick Garland ignores terrorism by Antifa but wants to investigate parents who view CRT as racist. Definitely give Kalvan a look.
In 2017 actor, author, and political commentator Michael Knowles released a book of 266 empty pages titled, Reasons to Vote for Democrats: A Comprehensive Guide. The book included an extensive bibliography, and became the top-selling book on Amazon. Knowles hosts The Michael Knowles Show. In one recent podcast episode Knowles discussed how liberals bash Thanksgiving. He offered corrections to many of the lies taught in schools and heard on the liberal media.
Conservative Catholic author and political commentator Matt Walsh also lives in Nashville, Tennessee. He hosts The Matt Walsh show. This podcast discusses a variety of topics, including faith-related issues. However, recently he discussed how the liberal fight against excessive bail led to the Waukesha attack on the Christmas parade.
Each host has their style and slant, including the newest podcaster, Candace Owens. I encourage you to give them all a look. The Daily Wire app is available for iPhone and Android. Additional articles are available online or in the app which, I use to check the news in the morning.
Entertainment
The Daily Wire has entered the entertainment business. It plans to create movies that are “edgy, entertaining . . . that won’t mock your (conservative) values” and won’t, “promote Leftist causes.” Run Hide Fight is the first Daily Wire movie release. Written and directed by Kyle Rankin, Run Hide Fight certainly meets the edgy entertainment criteria established by The Daily Wire. The story earned an “R” rating with its intense depiction of a high school shooting. Isabel May plays the protagonist and has a recurring role on the Young Sheldon television show.
In early 2021, outspoken actress Gina Carano was fired from The Mandalorian by Lucasfilm. Carano had mocked the use of COVID masks on Twitter and repeated claims of fraud in the 2020 election. She was also criticized for not sufficiently supporting Black Lives Matter and failing to put her preferred gender pronouns in her Twitter profile. The Daily Wire quickly hired her and she is filming Terror on the Prairie, a western set for release in 2022. The Daily Wire isn’t Netflix but it’s off to a good start.
Sports reporter Allison Williams quit ESPN because of its vaccine mandate. According to The Washington Post she had “fertility concerns,” while she and her husband are trying to conceive. The Daily Wire hired her to host a new show deemed “sports without the woke.”
If you are interested in news that gets the story right and isn’t afraid to stick it to the left, The Daily Wire might be right for you.
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