Media reporter • lindsey.ellefson@thewrap.com • Twitter: @ellefs0n
Experience:
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Sean Penn’s ‘Homeless’ Look Confounds ‘Morning Joe’ Viewers: Did He Think This Was ‘Audio Only’?
The actor appeared on the MSNBC morning show looking like he wasn’t used to, well, appearing on morning shows
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Pat Robertson to Donald Trump: You Lost, ‘Move On’ (Video)
The televangelist said Monday that the outgoing president lives in an “alternate reality”
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Newsmax Host Sebastian Gorka Cuts Off MyPillow CEO’s Debunked Voting Machine Claims Amid Legal Threat (Video)
After a legal threat from Smartmatic, Newsmax aired statements clarifying there has been no evidence of fraud in voting machines
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Dominique Delport Out as Vice Media International President
Delport served in the role for almost three years
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‘Journalist and the Pharma Bro’ Author Says Criticism Has ‘a Sexist Undertone’ (Exclusive)
“I don’t think they would be saying the same thing if a man had fallen in love with his source,” Stephanie Clifford says
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NewsMax Admits No Evidence of Voting Machine Fraud After Smartmatic Threatens Lawsuit
The conservative network’s hosts read a statement saying they “never reported as true certain claims” made about the machines
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GOP Communications Strategist Dragged for Insulting ‘Minimal Output’ of Local Reporters
Liz Mair suggested on Twitter that “the demise of local media” is the fault of reporters themselves, and blowback came fast
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GOP Senators Graham and Rubio Needled for Getting COVID Vaccines Early: ‘Republican F–ers’
George Takei, Karamo Brown, Jameela Jamil and others are angry that lawmakers got early vaccine access ahead of frontline workers
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‘Morning Joe’ Disgusted by Trump’s Attempts to Overturn Election: ‘These People!’ (Video)
President and his team continue to peddle baseless claims of voter fraud even after the electoral college voted Joe Biden the winner
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Former Bloomberg Reporter Explains Why She Ditched Husband and Job for Martin Shkreli
Christie Smythe told her story in Elle, then in a series of follow-up tweets Sunday night, captivating the internet
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Rupert Murdoch Gets COVID-19 Vaccine as Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Rails Against Rollout
The media mogul got his shot the day before a host on his network sowed doubt about the “marketing campaign” behind them
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Dr Jill Biden Surprised by the ‘Tone’ of Criticism Over Her Degree and Title (Video)
“One of the things I’m most proud of is my doctorate,” insists Jill Biden, who was stunned to be called “kiddo” in a WSJ op-ed
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NY Times Admits ‘Caliphate’ Podcast Fell for Subject’s Hoax
A man whose graphic descriptions of his supposed ISIS killings captivated New York Times podcast listeners has been revealed to be a fraud
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National Review Critic Flunked for Reviewing Jill Biden’s PhD Dissertation: That’s What ‘Losers Do’
Smith is the latest media figure to get slammed for attacking future first lady’s academic credentials
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MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace Uses NSFW Trump Quotes to Dismiss Sen Rubio’s Complaints About Cursing
Wallace doesn’t think pearl-clutching over naughty language makes sense with Trump in the White House
