Media and politics reporter • jclara.chan@thewrap.com • Twitter: @jclarachan
Experience:
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ABC News Exec Barbara Fedida Out After Inquiry Finds ‘Unacceptable Racially Insensitive Comments’
Fedida was previously placed on leave after facing accusations that she used racist and abusive language toward staff
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Fox News’ Ex-Host Ed Henry Accused of Rape, Hannity and Tucker Carlson of Sexual Harassment in Lawsuit
Fox News executives knew of accusations against Henry three years before he was fired, according to a suit filed on Monday
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Most California Schools Will Begin School Year Remotely Under New State Rules
Students in the 3rd grade and above who do attend class in-person will be required to wear masks
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Newsroom Layoffs Grew by 170%, Reaching Record Mid-Year High, Study Finds
A report from global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas found that there have been at least 11,027 newsroom job cuts this year
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Mary Trump Says President Used N-Word, Anti-Semitic Slurs (Video)
“I don’t think that should surprise anybody given how virulently racist he is today,” Trump’s niece tell Rachel Maddow
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Glendale Has Most COVID-19 Deaths, East LA the Most Cases, City Controller’s Tracker Finds
Glendale had 120 COVID-19 deaths while East LA has 3,388 confirmed cases, according to the tracker
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Mary Trump Free to Publish and Promote Tell-All as Judge Lifts Restraining Order
President’s niece is now free to speak openly about her book and the Trump family, a judge ruled on Monday
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Ghislaine Maxwell Wrapped Her Cellphone in Tin Foil to ‘Evade Detection,’ Government Says
Prosecutors have responded to Maxwell’s request for bail, arguing that the Jeffrey Epstein associate should be detained and not given “special treatment”
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Newsom Orders Movie Theaters, Bars, Indoor Restaurants Closed Statewide
30 counties, including Los Angeles, must also close fitness centers, worship services and hair and nail salons
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Trump’s Former Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney Warns Republicans: ‘We Still Have a Testing Problem’ With COVID-19
In an op-ed in CNBC, Mulvaney said the country’s testing problems are “simply inexcusable at this point in the pandemic”
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Tucker Carlson’s Top Writer Resigns After Discovery of Racist, Sexist Comments in Online Forum
Blake Neff disparaged Black people and derided a woman for being a “megashrew” in multiple pseudonymous posts, CNN Business reports
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Wall Street Journal Staffers Request the Hiring of Reporters to Cover ‘Race, Ethnicity and Inequality’
A proposal from “members of the WSJ newsroom” was sent to the paper’s top editor, Matt Murray
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Ghislaine Maxwell Requests Bail Release Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
The socialite was arrested last week on charges that she conspired with Jeffrey Epstein to recruit and sexually abuse minors
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Comedian Sarah Cooper Aces Trump’s Cognitive Test in Latest Video
The cognitive test that Trump boasted he “aced” is a page out of a coloring book in the comedian’s latest video
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160 Journalists, Academics Rebuke Harper’s Letter on Cancel Culture: ‘They Miss the Point’
The Harper’s letter signers fail to address systemic silencing of minority voices and some contribute to it, response says
