Ben Whedon joined the Just the News team in March of 2022 after previously working as an editor and national security reporter for Breitbart News.

He attended Washington & Lee University and graduated in 2018 with two Bachelor's degrees, one in Accounting and Business Administration and another in European History. He also minored in Music.

While attending school, he made his first foray into journalism as publisher of the W&L Spectator, a non-profit, independent newspaper dedicated to exposing administrative corruption and supporting the unique cultural heritage of that institution.