Media and politics reporter • jclara.chan@thewrap.com • Twitter: @jclarachan
Experience:
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James Murdoch Resigns From News Corp. Board Over ‘Disagreements’ on Editorial Content
News Corp. is the parent company of The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post
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Jeffrey Epstein Told Ghislaine Maxwell to Stop Acting Like an ‘Escaping Convict’ After She Was Accused of Being His Madam
According to newly unsealed court documents, Epstein emailed Maxwell in January 2015 and told her to “deal with it” and keep going to parties
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Barack Obama Honors John Lewis as ‘Founding Father’ of a ‘Fuller, Fairer, Better America’ (Video)
In his eulogy for the late congressman, Obama also called for the expansion of voting rights and the end of the filibuster
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How to Watch John Lewis’ Funeral Service in Atlanta (Video)
The service will take place at Ebenezer Baptist Church before Lewis is laid to rest at the South-View Cemetery in Atlanta
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Hearst Magazines Staff Unionize With Writers Guild of America East
The bargaining unit will represent over 500 staff members across Hearst’s publications like Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Elle and Harper’s Bazaar
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California Surpasses Its Record for Most COVID-19 Deaths in a Day
The state reported 197 new deaths, while Los Angeles County reported 91 new deaths
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Fall Out Boy, Mick Jagger, Lorde and 54 Other Artists Demand Candidates Get ‘Consent’ Before Using Songs in Campaigns
Steven Tyler, Lionel Richie, Sia and Courtney Love also sign open letter addressed to political campaign committees
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Trump’s Department of Commerce Petitions FCC to Narrow Protections for Twitter, Facebook
Petition was requested in Trump’s social media executive order targeting the interpretation of Section 230
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Sinclair Broadcast Group Scraps Report Falsely Blaming Fauci for COVID-19 Pandemic
Sinclair, which owns, operates or provides service to 191 local TV stations, said it would not be “appropriate” to air the episode
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First Presidential Debate Moves to Cleveland After University of Notre Dame Withdraws as Host
The first debate, now co-hosted by Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic, will take place on Sept. 29
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Trump’s National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien Has COVID-19
The White House said O’Brien has been “self-isolating” and that there is “no risk of exposure” to Trump or Pence
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Hearst Magazines Names Debi Chirichella as Interim Replacement for Ousted President
Troy Young resigned on Thursday after being accused of making lewd and sexist remarks to female staff
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‘Paw Patrol’ Subtweets White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany: No, the Show ‘Is Not Canceled’
The pups of Adventure Bay tweeted out a timely fact-check
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Washington Post Settles Kentucky Student Nick Sandmann’s $250 Million Defamation Suit, Terms Undisclosed
Sandmann had a viral encounter with a Native American activist last year at a protest at the Lincoln Memorial
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LA Times Guild Says Top Editor Norman Pearlstine Verbally Harassed Reporter, Dismissed Concerns of ‘Ethical Lapses’ (Exclusive)
In a letter to management obtained by TheWrap, the guild protested “an environment of hostility, intimidation and harassment”
