Media reporter • lindsey.ellefson@thewrap.com • Twitter: @ellefs0n
Experience:
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Associated Press Names Daisy Veerasingham as New President and CEO
Veerasingham, previously the AP’s chief revenue officer, will become the first woman, first person of color and first person from outside the U.S. to lead the organization
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GOP Sen Cassidy Tells Laura Ingraham ‘Fox News Watchers’ Love Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill (Video)
Fox News’ Laura Ingraham battles with Sen. Bill Cassidy over infrastructure plan
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NY Times Reporter Resigns After Michael Phelps Profile That Didn’t Mention Book Deal With Swimmer
Karen Crouse says she’s going “to pursue nascent projects that are particularly timely”
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NY Times Indefinitely Postpones Return to Office
The paper cites surging COVID-19 cases as it delays staffers’ office return
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‘Morning Joe’ Hits House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy for Mask ‘Stunt’: ‘Dumbest Man in Washington’ (Video)
“I don’t know if he just plays dumb on TV or he’s actually dumb,” says Joe Scarborough
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Michael Che Wipes Instagram After Backlash Over Simone Biles Jokes
Che joked about the gymnast and reposted another user’s joke about Larry Nassar, the doctor she accused of sexual abuse
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MSNBC Edges Out CNN for Total-Viewership Win During First Jan 6 Congressional Hearing
CNN won in the demo and Fox News came roaring back to first place in primetime
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CNN’s Cuomo Calls Anti-Vaccine Restaurant Owner an ‘Idiot’ to His Face (Video)
Tony Roman owns a California restaurant he only wants the unvaccinated to patronize
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CNN’s Berman Blames Unvaccinated People for Creating ‘Pandemic of Choice’ (Video)
“This is now a pandemic of the unvaccinated. It is now a pandemic of choice,” says “New Day” anchor
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Capitol Police Officer Says Right-Wing Attacks Hurt ‘as Much as’ Jan 6 Riot (Video)
Harry Dunn condemned attacks on officers’ credibility
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Gawker Returns and Immediately Asks New Owner How Rich He Is
Bryan Goldberg declined to answer in specifics
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Officer Michael Fanone Hits Back at Right-Wing ‘Entertainment Media’: ‘I’m Not a Crisis Actor’ (Video)
Fanone testified Tuesday about the Jan. 6 riot and has received significant abuse since
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Twitter Tests eCommerce Product Dubbed ‘Shop Module’
It could become the social media giant’s first step into the online-shopping industry
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Washington Post Makes Vaccines Mandatory for Employees
Staff will need to prove their status by mid-September as a condition of their employment
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Geraldo Rivera Calls Out Sean Hannity for ‘Gaslighting’ About Capitol Riot – to His Face (Video)
“I think you’ve been — with all due respect and I love you — gaslighting, changing the subject,” says Rivera of Hannity’s Jan. 6 coverage
