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National Security Journal

U.S. center, defense-focused

Owned byNational Security Journal INC., a Delaware-incorporated company with 2–10 employees; ultimate beneficial owners are not publicly disclosed
FundingAdvertising revenue and syndication (including via Microsoft); explicitly does not accept government funding or direct payments from defense contractors
On the administrationbroadly critical

Background

National Security Journal (nationalsecurityjournal.org) is a recent digital publication; its X (Twitter) account dates to 2024, suggesting a founding around that time. It is incorporated in Delaware as National Security Journal INC. and operates with a small staff of two to ten people, supplemented by outside contributors including academic and policy experts. Senior Defense Editor Reuben F. Johnson is based in Warsaw, Poland, giving the outlet an international reporting reach. The publication is funded entirely by online advertising and syndication agreements and states explicitly that it accepts neither government money nor direct payments from defense contractors, though contractor ads may appear through third-party ad networks. Media bias trackers place it in the political center: Media Bias/Fact Check rated it 'Least Biased' with 'High' factual reliability as of July 2025, Biasly assigned it a narrow -4% center score, and Ground News likewise rates it center with high factuality. Despite those centrist ratings, headline framing of the Trump administration's Iran war policy in 2025–2026 has been notably skeptical, emphasizing public opposition, internal Republican division, and the risks of resumed military escalation.

Sources

  1. How We Are Funded – National Security Journal
  2. About Us – National Security Journal
  3. Editorial Guidelines and Publishing Standards – National Security Journal
  4. Meet the Staff and Editorial Team – National Security Journal
  5. National Security Journal – Bias and Credibility (Media Bias/Fact Check)
  6. National Security Journal – Bias and Reliability (Biasly)
  7. nationalsecurityjournal.org – Center rating (Ground News)

Profile compiled 2026-07-23; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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