Sharon Waxman, is the founder, CEO and Editor in Chief of TheWrap. She is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author, and was a Hollywood correspondent for The New York Times. Twitter: @sharonwaxman
Experience:
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Oscar Song Contenders Sting, J. Ralph Capture Heartbreak and Heroism in ‘Jim: The James Foley Story’
TheWrap Oscar magazine: Songwriters discuss how they used late journalist’s own words to write “The Empty Chair” for documentary
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Trump 2016 Leaves a Democracy on Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
We’re a nation under emotional assault by our new leader
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How ‘Hidden Figures’ Fought to Uncover NASA’s Lost African-American Heroines
TheWrap magazine cover story: “I don’t want any other girl to not know this history,” star Janelle Monae says
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Post-Trump Stress Disorder Still Grips Hollywood
Acceptance, the fifth phase of grieving, has not happened yet
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TheWrap’s ‘Breaking Into the Business Live’ Launches with IMAX and ArtCenter College of Design
TheWrap’s new program seeks to empower a generation of students looking for their first big industry break
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Fidel Castro Death: 9 Hollywood Stars Seduced by Cuban Leader
Hollywood has loved Fidel Castro over the decades. Here are some who’ve sung his praises over the years
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Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary and Leader, Dies at 90
Castro, the thorn in America’s side through decades of Communist rule, has passed away
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Inside How ‘Moonlight’ Director Barry Jenkins and His Cast Turned Personal Pain Into Art
TheWrap Magazine: “If you don’t give people a productive, honest, organic image of their lives, they’re going to start to think they don’t exist,” director says
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Questions in the Wake of Donald Trump’s Win – A Journalistic Crisis
Shall I conclude that the electorate heard what the media had to say about the Republican candidate — and decided they didn’t care?
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Mark Zuckerberg Admits Facebook Must Improve News Feed: ‘There is More We Can Do’
The social giant is under intense criticism for allowing the dissemination of misinformation during the presidential election
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Why Donald Trump’s Win Is a Rejection of Hollywood
It’s impossible to read the verdict of a Donald Trump win as anything but a brutal rejection of Hollywood’s values and supposed influence
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The Shock of a Donald Trump Win – And What It Means
The voters have spoken. What are they trying to say?
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Hollywood For Hillary Hits the Phone Banks With Rising Optimism
“I think we’re going to win, but the main thing is that we trounce him,” says one increasingly confident volunteer
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FBI Director’s Email Dump and Why We’re All Confurious
Ah, Washington. That place can mulch a sewer of cynicism faster than you can delete the latest fund-raising email
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When a Phone Company Came for Hollywood – A Wakeup Call
For so many of us who’ve seen Hollywood as pop culture’s crown jewel, getting bought by a phone company feels like the tail wagging the dog
