Media reporter • lindsey.ellefson@thewrap.com • Twitter: @ellefs0n
Experience:
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New York Daily News, Annapolis Capital Gazette Offices to Close, Tribune Says
The move to shutter the offices comes amid the coronavirus pandemic, as many in the media industry have begun working from home
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Fox News’ Chris Wallace Counters GOP Messaging on Kamala Harris: ‘She’s Not Far to the Left’
The Fox News anchor called Harris a “safe choice” for Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick, though the Trump campaign has been calling her “radical”
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Bon Appétit Video Host Carla Lalli Music Quits Amid Mass Exodus Over Diversity and Equality
Carla Lalli Music becomes the latest talent to leave the Condé Nast video brand, saying she was moved to “do the right thing” as BIPOC colleagues left
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‘Morning Joe’ Hosts Knock Trump for Contributing ‘Not Once, but Twice’ to Previous Kamala Harris Campaigns (Video)
The MSNBC morning show dismissed the Trump campaign’s attacks on Harris, Joe Biden’s newly-announced vice presidential pick
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Trump Calls Bill Maher a ‘Jerk’ 5 Days After HBO Host’s Fake Eulogy for President
Maher also called Trump a “spectacular prick” in last Friday’s show
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Deion Sanders Joins Barstool Sports After NFL Network Departure
Sanders left the NFL Network after 14 years Tuesday and announced the Barstool jump Wednesday
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Pro-Pence Voice of America Tweet Sparks Anger: Is This ‘State Propaganda?’
Voice of America is overseen by the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which has undergone changes under a new Trump-appointed CEO
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G/O Media, Owner of The Onion and Deadpsin, Lays Off 15 Video Staffers
G/O saw layoffs earlier in the year, too, as the pandemic began to take hold of the American economy and media landscape
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E Jean Carroll’s Defamation Suit Against Trump Will Move Forward, Judge Rules
The writer celebrated on Friday, tweeting at the president that she would see him in court
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Fauci Declines to Answer Questions on Mail-In Voting Out of Fear He’ll Make Anti-Trump ‘Soundbite’
“It’s a sport now in Washington to pit me against the president and I don’t really want to do that,” Fauci tells Washington Post
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Oprah Puts Billboards of Breonna Taylor Around Louisville to Demand Arrest of Police Involved in Her Death
The billboards feature the image of Taylor that appeared on the cover of O Magazine, the first time Oprah herself did not appear on the cover
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Joe Scarborough on Staggering New Coronavirus Death Projections: ‘Good Lord!’ (Video)
Estimates from the University of Washington — which the Trump administration has cited previously — say U.S. deaths can reach 300,000 by December
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Facebook Bans Ads From Pro-Trump PAC Citing False Information
The ban came after the PAC’s page repeatedly shared information deemed false by third-party fact checkers, according to the platform
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Tests Positive, Then Negative, for Coronavirus
The governor’s test results came ahead of President Donald Trump’s Thursday visit to the state
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3 Bon Appétit Test Kitchen Stars Exit Popular Video Series Over Pay, Appearances
Priya Krishna, Sohla El-Waylly, and Rick Martinez announced on social media they’ve left the series weeks after accusations of a toxic workplace rocked the Condé Nast brand
