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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IDF-Hamas Gaza Twitter War: the Spin in Real Time
The Twitter feed for the Israel Defense Force, @IDFSpokesperson, is a cross between Rambo and your grandmother
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Gaza Humor as Twitter Hits Israel Conflict: ‘What’s the Martyr With You?’
The phrase “Hamasbumpersticker" took off like wildfire across social media
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Rewind: Gen. Petraeus Has ‘No Dirty Secrets,’ Said Biographer Paula Broadwell (Video)
Paula Broadwell promoted her book, "All In: The Education of General David Petraeus," in an interview on “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart in January
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Election Results 2012: A New Normal Hollywood Has Dreamed Of
The entertainment industry woke up to election results that reflect a country a lot more like the fictional place they’ve been depicting on screens large and small for decades
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The 2012 Election: Will California Kill the Death Penalty?
What can be more momentous than the decision by a democratic society to give the state the power to take a human life?
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Anti-Obama ‘2016’ Doc Getting Last-Ditch Digital Release Before Election (Exclusive)
“2016: Obama’s America,” the hit documentary critical of President Obama’s record, is being released digitally in Spanish before the Tuesday election
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‘Star Wars’ 7, 8 and 9 Are ‘The Most Exciting,’ Says George Lucas Biographer (Exclusive)
Upcoming “Star Wars” films are “the most exciting” in the series, says a biographer of George Lucas, who has read the outlines
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Will the Force Be With Disney’s $4B ‘Star Wars’ Gamble?
Analysis: Disney's Lucasfilm purchase seems significantly riskier than the $4 billion purchase of Marvel in 2009
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When Women Journalists Risk Their Lives – a Shred of Reward
Asmaa al-Ghoul declines to wear a hijab. And she declines to shut up. She regularly receives death threats. That's a real journalist
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Jeff Berg on Leaving ICM, Starting New Talent Agency: ‘I’m Not Interested in Retiring’ (Exclusive)
Jeff Berg tells TheWrap: "I’m not interested in retiring. I’m interested in building and creating value"
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Move Over, Clint: Meat Loaf Endorses Mitt Romney in Ohio
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney is probably feeling paradise by the dashboard lights after rocker Meat Loaf endorsed him at an Ohio rally
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Transgendered Lana Wachowski: I Made ‘Cloud Atlas’ to Change Those Who Want to Lynch Me
Lana Wachowski compares her transgender experience with a character in her film: “Like Sonmi, there are people who will spit on me, want to lynch me, want to crucify me"
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Reliance Blinks at Funding $40M ‘Crossbones’ With NBC (Exclusive)
NBC budgeted 10 episodes of the pirate show "Crossbones" at $40 million, but Reliance, set to pay $30 million, wants to reduce its commitment
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Tina Brown on Newsweek Print End, Digital Future: ‘An Inevitable Outcome’ (Video)
Editor Tina Brown says of the end of Newsweek's print edition: "There was always a feeling and a knowledge we would be a digital company"
