‘WorldNetDaily’ becomes WND
Dec. 19, 2011: After 15 years, the oldest name in independent news on the Internet was officially retired in favor of something better.
On New Year’s Day 2012, “America’s Independent News Network” got a new name, a new look and a whole new attitude as WND replaced the familiar WorldNetDaily logo.
Just days before the transition, Joseph Farah, editor, co-founder and chief executive officer of the first independent online news agency begun in 1997, previewed the change, saying: “What we’re launching the first of the year is so radically different in design from what we have been for the last 15 years, we think it’s important to give everyone a head’s-up. It’s going to be fresh, contemporary, cutting edge, more video, with easier navigation and expanded coverage.”
“About the only thing that will remain is the mission and the founding commitment to independent investigative reporting that is second
