Media reporter • lindsey.ellefson@thewrap.com • Twitter: @ellefs0n
Experience:
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New York Attorney General Files Lawsuit to Dissolve National Rifle Association
Attorney General Letitia James made the announcement Thursday morning in a live-streamed press conference
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‘Fox & Friends’ Derides ‘Doctors in Silicon Valley’ After Twitter and Facebook Remove Trump Coronavirus Video
The president claimed on Wednesday’s show that children are “immune” from the coronavirus; the clip was removed by Twitter and Facebook for being false or misleading
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E! Cancels 3 Shows, Including ‘E! News’
“E! News,” “Pop of the Morning” and “In the Room” were canceled Wednesday amid a restructuring at NBCUniversal
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FBI Raid YouTube Star Jake Paul’s California Mansion
This is Paul’s latest run-in with law enforcement since he was charged with trespassing and unlawful assembly in June
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Fox News Tops CBS to Become Highest Rated Network in Primetime This Summer
Ratings since June show Fox News has been the most-watched channel in primetime total viewers, even edging out the return of professional sports
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Biden to Accept Democratic Presidential Nomination From Home
No speakers will travel to the state to participate in the previously-scheduled Democratic National Convention
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Biden Dismisses Taking Cognitive Test, Asks Reporter If He’s Taken Drug Test (Video)
The presumed Democratic nominee asked a reporter “why the hell” he would take a cognitive test
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Pete Hamill, Legendary New York Journalist, Dies at 85
Hamill died Wednesday morning after a fall, according to his former employer, the New York Daily News
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Trump Calls to Re-Open Schools, Claims Coronavirus ‘Will Go Away Like Things Go Away’ (Video)
The president called into “Fox & Friends” Wednesday morning and told the hosts, “This thing’s going away”
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New York Times’ Digital Revenue Outpaces Print for First Time Ever in Q2
Amid the coronavirus crisis, ad revenue fell 43.9% from where it was in the second quarter of 2019
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Axios’ Trump Interview Pulls Over 30 Million Social Views, Just 136,000 TV Viewers
Monday’s episode increased viewership 33% over what the show had averaged year-to-date
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‘The Swamp’ Filmmakers Say the ‘Politics of Hate’ Both Political Parties’ ‘Biggest Fundraising Tool’
Liberal filmmakers Daniel DiMauro and Morgan Pehme tell TheWrap, “The media itself has a role to play in why our dysfunctional government is so dysfunctional”
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Fox Business and Fox News Celebrate Maria Bartiromo’s 25th Anniversary As First NYSE Floor Reporter
Bartiromo celebrated the 25th anniversary of being the first person to broadcast from the Stock Exchange floor Tuesday by virtually ringing the opening bell
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Neil Young Sues Trump Campaign Over Use of Songs at Tulsa Rally
Neil Young accuses the campaign of playing “Rockin’ in the Free World” and “Devil’s Sidewalk” without the appropriate license
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Morgan Freeman, Chef Andrew Zimmern Aim to Save Food Service Industry With Support for Restaurants Act (Video)
The actor and the chef are urging Congress to pass an act that could save restaurants amid the coronavirus crisis
