Weekly Standard

The Weekly Standard was a neoconservative, Never Trumper weekly magazine 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 was edited by Stephen F. Hayes, Richard Starr and Fred Barnes, co-host of The Beltway Boys on Fox News. It was 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 featured writers such as P.J. O'Rourke, Irwin Stelzer, Charles Krauthammer and Michael Goldfarb. Bill Kristol was a co-founder and editor of the magazine. In 2009 it was purchased by the Anshultz Corporation, which is controlled by right-leading billionaire Philip Anschutz.

As a neocon publication, The Weekly Standard was anti-Trump and attacked social conservative, such as accusing Congressman Steve King of being a "bigot".[2] Within about a month its patron pulled out of funding of the publication.

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]

## TWS Fact Check[edit]

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 Fact Checking Network, which Media Bias Fact Check uses to determine factual reporting for outsource reviews.[5]

## External links[edit]

* The Weekly Standard Website
* MediaDC
* TWS Fact Check

## References[edit]

1. ↑ About Us, The Weekly Standard, Accessed September 13, 2018.
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/stephenfhayes/status/1061053642445414402
3. ↑ Nolte, John (December 5, 2018). Nolte: Conformity Killed the Weekly Standard. Breitbart News. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
4. ↑ Multiple references:
* 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.
* Mass, Warren (December 17, 2018). The Weekly Standard, the “Neo-con Bible,” Ends 23-year Publishing Run. The New American. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
* McManus, John F. (December 21, 2018). The Weekly Standard Folds; Good Riddance. The New American. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
See also:
* Gstalter, Morgan (December 15, 2018). Trump praises closure of Weekly Standard: 'Rest in peace!' The Hill. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
* Miller, S.A. (December 15, 2018). Trump takes parting shot at Weekly Standard, its never-Trump editor Bill Kristol. The Washington Times. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
* Nolte, John (December 15, 2018). Nolte: Donald Trump Mocks ‘Pathetic’ Weekly Standard. Breitbart News. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
5. ↑ How to Tell If an Online Article is Real, Fake or a Scam, The Mac Security Blog, September 7, 2018.