Media reporter • lindsey.ellefson@thewrap.com • Twitter: @ellefs0n
Experience:
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Charles Barkley Says Drew Brees ‘Made a Mistake’ With Anthem Kneeling Comments But Fallout Has Been ‘Overkill’
“I’m never gonna go with the mob,” says former NBA star
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Facebook Employee Who Quit Over Zuckerberg’s Inaction on Trump Posts Warns ‘We’re in Danger’ (Video)
Former software engineer Timothy Aveni spoke out on CNN
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How Newsy Successfully Launched a Nightly Broadcast in a Pandemic: ‘We’re Very Used to Chaos’
Christian Bryant is reporting live — from an empty newsroom
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NY Times Says Tom Cotton ‘Send in the Troops’ Op-Ed ‘Did Not Meet Our Standards,’ Promises Reform
Paper blames “rushed editorial process” and promises more fact-checking and fewer new op-eds
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CNN Tops Cable News in Key Demo for Total Day and Primetime for First Time in 19 Years
The network took the top spots in the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults 25 to 54 for the sixth day in a row, according to Nielsen ratings
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Harvey Levin Skips Hosting Thursday’s ‘TMZ Live’ After ‘Pretty Bad’ Bike Accident
The host’s condition was not immediately clear
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Oregonian Updates Headline That Called College Athlete’s Use of N-Word ‘Racially-Charged’
“This person used a slur. It wasn’t ‘racially-charged.’ It was racist,” NBC News’ Kalhan Rosenblatt tweeted
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WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar Tells Employees Racism Is a ‘Problem’ for Company
WarnerMedia compiled a panel to remotely address employees about issues related to race Thursday
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Laura Ingraham Rips ‘Stalinist’ Criticism of Drew Brees After Telling LeBron James to ‘Shut Up and Dribble’ in 2018
Two athletes speaking out on social issues, two different responses from Ingraham
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Washington Post Uncovers Owner Jeff Bezos’ 2020 Charitable Gifts: Equivalent to $85 for Median American
The paper surveyed the nation’s 50 wealthiest people and families to find out what they’ve donated amid the pandemic
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Drew Brees Apologizes for Anthem Kneeling Comments: ‘It Breaks My Heart to Know the Pain I Have Caused’
Wednesday, the Saints quarterback drew criticism for saying he didn’t agree
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Time Puts Words in Iconic Red Border for First Time — Names of Black People Killed by Systemic Racism
The cover highlights “35 black men and women whose deaths, in many cases by police, were the result of systemic racism and helped fuel the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement”
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Piers Morgan and Rudy Giuliani Clash Over Trump’s Response to Protests (Video)
“You sound completely barking mad,” “Good Morning Britain” host tells former NYC mayor
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Philadelphia Inquirer Apologizes for ‘Buildings Matters, Too’ Headline
The paper seemingly equated the loss of property and the loss of Black American lives
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ACLU Sues Los Angeles City and County Over Curfew Orders
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Black Lives Matter, says curfew violates the First Amendment and suppress political protest
