Vigilant News Network (VNN) was an American news media website. It was part of the Stardust Group of companies founded and run by Foster Coulson.[1]
History
VNN was founded in 2023 by Foster Coulson.[2]
On December 6, 2023, Jim Hoft announced that The Gateway Pundit was launching a news show in partnership with VNN.[3]
On March 17, 2025, VNN announced it was merging with Slightly Offensive.[4] As of May 1, 2025, VNN's URL redirected to Slightly Offensive's website, which had rebranded as RiftTV.[5]
Organization
VNN is sponsored by The Wellness Company (TWC), which contributes sponsored articles.[6][7]
Personnel
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Foster Coulson | Chairman and Founder[2:1][8] | The Wellness Company, International Health Brands, Nanobiosym, Qu Biologics, Coulson Group of Companies, Cold Harbour |
| Christopher Barron | Chief Executive Officer[9] | The Wellness Company, International Health Brands (IHB), Right Turn Strategies, GOProud, Van Scoyoc Associates, McDonald Hopkins Government Strategies, CapSouth Consulting, LGBT for Trump, Breitbart News, Daily Caller, Log Cabin Republicans, Watson & Renner, Powell Goldstein |
| Dave McCulloch | Chief Operating Officer | - |
| Julie Allen | Vice President of Advertising | - |
| Vigilant Fox | Editor in Chief | - |
| Dallas Ludlum | Author[10] | - |
| Enzo Romano | Author[7:1] | - |
External links
Home. The Stardust Group. Retrieved February 6, 2024, from http://archive.today/2024.02.06-051243/https://stardustgroup.com/ ↩︎
Coulson, F. 2023 Annual Letter from The Wellness Company Founder, Foster Coulson. The Wellness Company. Retrieved January 3, 2024, from http://archive.today/2024.01.03-201723/https://www.twc.health/pages/2023-annual-letter ↩︎ ↩︎
Hoft, J. (2023, December 6). Announcing: “Gateway: Beyond the Headlines” on Vigilant News Network - More Information Coming Soon... The Gateway Pundit. http://archive.today/2023.12.13-013629/https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/12/announcing-gateway-behind-headlines-vigilant-news-network-more/ ↩︎
Slightly Offensive. (2025, March 17). VNN + Slightly Offensive: The Future of Fearless Media Is Here. Vigilant News Network. https://web.archive.org/web/20250401002429/https://vigilantnews.com/post/vnn-slightly-offensive-the-future-of-fearless-media-is-here/ ↩︎
Home. Vigilant News Network. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from https://web.archive.org/web/20250501013528/https://vigilantnews.com/ ↩︎
First-Ever Spike Detox Protocol Appears in US Medical Journal: Here’s How You Can Get Better. (2023, October 20). Vigilant News Network. https://web.archive.org/web/20231212215246/https://vigilantnews.com/post/first-ever-spike-detox-protocol-appears-in-medical-journal-heres-how-you-can-get-better/ ↩︎
About Vigilant News. Vigilant News. Retrieved August 11, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.08.11-160034/https://vigilantnews.com/about ↩︎ ↩︎
VNN Leadership Team. Vigilant News Network. Retrieved January 3, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240103203407/https://vigilantnews.com/vnn-leadership-team/ ↩︎
VNN Leadership Team. (2023, December 8). Vigilant News Network. http://archive.today/2023.12.12-215450/https://vigilantnews.com/vnn-leadership-team/ ↩︎
Dallas Ludlum. Vigilant News. Retrieved October 2, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20231002231725/https://vigilantnews.com/author/dallas-ludlum ↩︎
