Media reporter • lindsey.ellefson@thewrap.com • Twitter: @ellefs0n
Experience:
-
Meghan McCain Invokes Late Father in Rebuke of Trump’s Tweet Honoring Former Prisoners of War
Trump attacked the late Sen. John McCain for being a POW
-
CNN Says Pence’s Office Has Blocked Top Health Officials From Appearing on Network
The move is done to “pressure” the network into carrying Trump’s lengthy coronavirus briefings in full
-
Wall Street Journal Editorial Slams Trump for ‘Wasted’ and ‘Off Key’ Coronavirus Briefings
The Murdoch-owned publication took a hard stance Thursday, but offered Trump advice
-
ABC News Hosts Pay Tribute to ‘Good Morning America’ Camera Operator Who Died of Coronavirus Complications
“He was such a bright light working in our studio for six years”, an emotional Robin Roberts said of Tony Greer
-
Bill O’Reilly Defends Comments About Coronavirus: ‘Far-Left’ Wants to ‘Punish’ Me
In an appearance on Sean Hannity’s radio show, former Fox News host said people dying of coronavirus were “on their last legs”
-
Will Lewis to Step Down as Dow Jones CEO, Wall Street Journal Publisher
A successor will be announced in the coming weeks
-
CNN’s John King Apologizes for Falsely Saying Sanders Wasn’t ‘Nice’ to Biden When Dropping Out
Sanders called Biden “a decent man” in his address
-
Dennis Quaid Skewered for Praising Trump’s Coronavirus Response
“Let’s just agree that Meg Ryan was the best thing Dennis Quaid ever had going for him and call it a day”
-
54% of Americans Think Media Is Doing a Good Job With Coronavirus Crisis
New Pew research indicates Americans have a “positive” view of the media’s coverage overall
Pro Available to WrapPRO members
News -
Chris Cuomo Calls Trump Downplaying Coronavirus Threat ‘Asinine’ (Video)
Tuesday saw the highest number of domestic deaths from the virus so far
-
’60 Minutes’ Nabs Bigger Audience Than Trump’s Sunday Night Briefing on 3 Cable News Networks
Nearly 9.9 million people tuned into the CBS newsmagazine, while a combined 9.0 million watched POTUS’ briefing
-
New White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Said in February US Won’t See ‘Coronavirus Come Here’
Then-Trump campaign spokeswoman’s statements to Fox Business have not aged well
-
How NBC News’ Quibi Show ‘The Report’ Launched With iPads in Anchors’ Homes Instead of Custom-Built Studio
Executive producer Madeleine Haeringer told TheWrap, “If we’ve got to do it with an iPad, we’ll do it with the iPad”
-
Kayleigh McEnany Picked as New White House Press Secretary (Report)
Stephanie Grisham departed the role Tuesday
-
Megyn Kelly Attacks Don Lemon: ‘CNN Still Pretends He Is an Objective News Anchor’
Former Fox News anchor hasn’t been on air since being ousted in 2018 from her NBC talk show