About Us

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From 2008-2018 The Herald de Paris was the biggest, baddest, most innovative digital newspaper on the planet.  We don’t like to brag, but we were compared to The New Yorker for the high level of our impeccably written articles.  High praise for a daily.  We won awards, and some of the big names in the digital print news called us on the sly, to find out how we did it all.  And we did it all for free, because we have always believed that access to news and information should never be limited by socioeconomic status.   Our celebrity as a major news media machine had consequences - our database was attacked and destroyed twice, once as part of the horrific Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris. Ultimately, we decided it was time to step aside.  Over the last three years, however, the news media at-large has gone to hell in a handbag.  What is being paraded out there as news is absolute garbage, and the proliferation of pay-per-view blogs parading as news has clouded the field even more.  Our original editorial team recently got together and decided to get back to work.  The New Herald de Paris will roll out slowly.  We’re still a 100% American-owned publication, and we’ll soon be looking for seasoned, professional journalists to again provide the world with free, honest, unbiased, non-partisan news.  The newspaper just like it’s supposed to be.

The Herald de Paris was born of greatness.  Our publisher was writing a print and digital column for the San Francisco Chronicle during the great realignment of the print media, 2005-2008.  On the way out the door, with a non-compete in his hand, one of the managing editors of The Chronicle strongly suggested that SOMEONE should create a space where all these veteran newspaper people with non-compete agreements could write for free.  The idea took off, and THE HERALD DE PARIS launched on the eve of the 2008 Presidential election.  Immediately, we were asked, “Who are you endorsing?”  Our response was resolute: “We don’t endorse any one candidate.  We endorse our readers read up on the issues, and make informed decision for themselves, instead of blindly following any one party or, God forbid, Oprah.”  The die was cast.

Our logo has, in one form or another, graced the masthead of a number of great newspapers over the past 150+ years.  It first appeared on The New York World around 1850, and went on to top the New York Herald, The New York Herald Tribune, and finally The International Herald Tribune before the New York Times Co. decided to re-brand the IHT as the New York Times Global Edition.  We stepped in, arranged with the NYT to take over the venerable dingbat, and preserve a print media tradition.  We simplified the dingbat, added the Eiffel Tower, and made it our own.

Anna Wilding is an award-winning director producer, exhibiting presidential photographer, Senior White House Correspondent, on-air contributor, and host. With over two decades of experience across film, media, policy, and both American and global communications, she is renowned for her sharp analysis and creative insight. Wilding brings depth, clarity, and a distinctly American, global, and geopolitical perspective to the stories shaping our time. She served as White House Correspondent from 2015 to 2017 and has returned to the role in 2025.

Her acclaimed photography series, Celebrate Hope: The Obama White House Collection, has exhibited globally and earned international recognition. Her photographs—including images of both President Obama and President Trump—have been published worldwide and distributed by major photo agencies. She is the creator and host of Anna Wilding: Unstoppable—a podcast available on all major platforms—spotlighting political, cultural, and thought-provoking conversations. Her award-winning film work has screened in major cinemas and received widespread critical acclaim, further cementing her legacy as a fearless voice.