Media reporter • lindsey.ellefson@thewrap.com • Twitter: @ellefs0n
Experience:
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Tucker Carlson Calls Ex-Writer’s Racist Posts ‘Wrong’ – But Lashes Out at ‘Ghouls’ Celebrating ‘Destruction of a Young Man’
The primetime host addressed the resignation of writer Blake Neff two days after Fox News “strongly” condemned his racist and sexist posts on an online forum
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ESPN Staffers Fault Network for Lack of Diversity, Holding Back Nonwhite Talent
Black network staffers voice frustration in New York Times report
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Cooper Hefner Announces California State Senate Bid
Son of the late Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner is exploring politics
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Meghan McCain and Joy Behar Fight Over Betsy DeVos, Kids Returning to School (Video)
The “idea that the Republican party cares about education” is “amusing,” Behar says on “The View”
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Weinstein Accusers File Opposition to Insurance Settlement, Call It ‘Cruel Hoax’
Attorneys for Dominique Huett, Kaja Sokola and Wedil David filed the opposition Monday
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CNN Launches ‘New and Expanded’ Team to Cover Race, Systemic Racism
“The recent conversations we’ve had in our newsrooms have been informative and constructive,” says CNN president Jeff Zucker
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Dr Fauci Feels ‘Beaten Up’ by White House Attacks, CNN’s Gupta Says (Video)
Gupta said that Fauci, the visible face of the White House’s coronavirus task force, still wants to stay in his role amid the attacks
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Trump Shares Chuck Woolery Tweet That CDC ‘Is Lying’ About COVID-19
According to the tweet shared by the president, “everyone” is lying about the coronavirus, from the CDC to the media and beyond
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Foreign Nationals at Voice of America Won’t Have Visas Renewed Under New Trump-Appointed Boss (Report)
Michael Pack, the new CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, reportedly indicated he won’t approve visa extensions
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Editor Who Led Harper’s Letter Says The Cancel Culture It Warns of Drove Backlash (Exclusive)
“The most eye-opening thing… has been seeing some of the very points of the letter play out in real-time,” Thomas Chatterton Williams says of signers backing away
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Supreme Court Rules Trump Not Immune From Subpoenas for Tax Records
Chief Justice John Roberts writes two 7-2 opinions sending the cases back to the district court
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Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Attacks Don Lemon: CNN Wants ‘Dumb People on TV’ (Video)
Carlson criticized his primetime rival as a CNN mouthpiece while an on-air graphic read “Lemon wasn’t always like this”
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Joy Reid to Host MSNBC Show ‘The ReidOut,’ Filling Chris Matthews’ Former Time Slot
Her new show will air at 7 p.m. nightly
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Selena Quintanilla’s Father Threatens to Sue Over Trump Supporter Gathering at Statue
Family attorney Michael Trauben says his client wants to stop the “unlawful” misappropriating of the late singer’s image
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Newsmax Whiffs in Nielsen Ratings Debut, Averages Just 21,000 Viewers in First Week
Primetime numbers were even lower
