ATLANTA-BASED Audio Producer | Investigative Reporter | Editor
Fearless, Bold, Unrelenting
ATLANTA-BASED Audio Producer | Investigative Reporter | Editor
About John Verner
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Who am I?
I guide Atlanta's teens in creating uncensored content at VOX ATL, while also unraveling propaganda and decoding cults through my work as a reporter and podcaster.
What Am I?
My journey started in 2019. Living in a van with no money, I reflected on my upbringing and hastily wrote The Cult of Christianity: How Churches Control, Contain, and Convert.
Since then, I’ve become a journalist investigating cults, churches, and trends in religion, to explain faith-based complexities in layman’s terms. My podcast, The Cult of Christianity, tackled the problematic nature of white evangelicalism. Rooted in a literary background, my work aims to provoke critical thinking, unraveling conventional narratives. From 2022-24, I was a reporter and op-ed contributor for The Click News, specializing in religious reporting, while publishing cult investigations on my Substack.
In addition to my independent journalism, I now serve as a Publishing Editor at VOX ATL, where I help Atlanta's teens create uncensored, professional-level content in digital and print media.
New York University's Publication
Opinion: Addicted to Regurgitation – Churnalists at Large
Opinion: Jim West’s Story — How Anonymity Poisoned Everything
Opinion: When Advocacy Becomes Propaganda
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What are you thinking about?
Have a story idea? Have a tip that mainstream outlets won't touch?
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John Verner
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