Company Profile

Company Description:

The War Horse strengthens our democracy by holding the powerful accountable and improving the public’s understanding of the true cost of military service. We publish hard-hitting investigations, vivid features, and first-person reflections that have a lasting positive impact on service members, their families, and the public. 

Founded in 2016 out of concern over legacy media companies’ declining investment in high-quality reporting about military and veteran affairs, The War Horse has grown to become a national leader in the military and reporting communities. Our work has created international headlines and spurred changes to multiple military and federal laws, and has been featured in Vanity Fair, Mother Jones, PBS NewsHour, The 19th, Texas Tribune, and local and national newsrooms across the country. We’ve been awarded the prestigious Edward R. Murrow and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Journalism Awards. Our donors and supporters include Fortune 100 companies, Ivy League Universities, leading foundations, philanthropists, and everyday people from around the world. Similarly, The War Horse has fostered conversations in myriad settings, ranging from local communities and high school classrooms to Columbia University and “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart.

Explore more about our impact and read our white paper with the University of Chicago, exploring how a declining military reporting ecosystem jeopardizes U.S. national security.