Daily Wire launches; multiple outlets report seed funding from Farris Wilks

| Importance: 8/10 | Status: reported

Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing launched The Daily Wire in September 2015. Multiple outlets have reported that Texas billionaire Farris Wilks provided significant seed funding (commonly cited at ~$4.7 million). The company has not publicly released detailed ownership structure; public reporting indicates ongoing Wilks involvement in conservative media funding.

Key Actors

Ben Shapiro Jeremy Boreing Farris Wilks The Daily Wire

Tags

media-capture conservative-media billionaire-funding

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