Media reporter • lindsey.ellefson@thewrap.com • Twitter: @ellefs0n
Experience:
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Christine Barberich Steps Down as Refinery29 Editor-in-Chief to ‘Help Diversify’ Leadership
Black former employees spoke out about the company’s lack of diversity last week
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Prince Andrew Hit With Formal Request for Interview by US Prosecutors in Jeffrey Epstein Case
Epstein, the billionaire financier and convicted sex offender, died awaiting trial last summer
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Tom Cotton Brands Interim NY Times Opinion Editor Katie Kingsbury a ‘Far-Left Radical’ (Video)
Cotton’s op-ed calling to “send in the troops” resulted in the previous opinion editor’s resignation
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Trump Campaign Aide ‘Deeply’ Sorry for Sharing Video of Man Wielding Chainsaw At Protestors, Saying N-Word
Mercedes Schlapp deleted the retweet
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Ivanka Trump Called Out After Posting ‘Tone Deaf’ Video of Canceled Commencement Speech
The president’s daughter urged graduates to embrace “the adventure” of “daunting challenges” in video recorded before recent protests across the country
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Former ‘Bachelorette’ Rachel Lindsay Threatens to Quit ‘Whitewashed’ Franchise Unless Diversity Improves (Video)
“At this point, it’s embarrassing to be affiliated with it,” the only black lead in the franchise’s history says
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Philadelphia Inquirer Top Editor Resigns After Uproar Over ‘Building Matters, Too’ Headline
Executive editor Stan Wischnowski was among the editors who apologized for the headline earlier this week
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LA Times Executive Editor Concedes Failure ‘Addressing Concerns of People of Color in the Newsroom’
Paper has a “long, well-documented history of fueling the racism and cruelty that accompanied our city’s becoming a metropolis,” Norman Pearlstine writes
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‘Tiger King’ Songwriter Vince Johnson Releases New Tune ‘Killer Carole’ About Carole Baskin (Video)
“Would a woman kill a man and feed him to her cat?” the lyrics ask
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Lil Nas X, Seth Rogen and Other Celebs Hit Back at Tucker Carlson for Disparaging Their Donations
The Fox News host criticized celebrities for their donations to bail funds and charities amid unrest and protests
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Fox News Apologizes for Graph on Market Reactions to Civil Unrest: ‘Never Should Have Aired’
Network was condemned on Twitter, resulting in #FoxNewsIsRacist trending
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New York Times Publisher Says Tom Cotton Op-Ed Should Not Have Been Published
He called it “contemptuous”
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The Athletic Lays Off 8% of Staff, Cuts Pay
The subscription-based sports site felt the effects of coronavirus’ cancellation of live sports
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New York Times Pitched Sen. Tom Cotton on ‘Send in the Troops’ Op-Ed Topic
The paper had said Thursday that a “rushed editorial process” led to the op-ed’s publication and that the piece “did not meet” its standards.
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White House Says Close Press Seating ‘Looks Better’ After It’s Criticized by Reporters Amid Pandemic
“This is a flagrant violation of CDC guidelines,” ABC News chief White House correspondent Jon Karl says
