Jordan Chariton, Media Reporter, joins TheWrap from Mediabistro’s TVNewser and LostRemote. Before that, he worked inside the “belly of the beast,” spending four years working in cable news, at Fox News, Fox Business and MSNBC. He also spent almost two years as the digital producer at NYC’s legendary non-profit 92nd Street Y. When he’s not reading, writing, or engaging in deep, soulful conversation, Jordan is most likely taking in a movie, museum, restaurant, or binge watching Netflix. Follow him on Twitter @jordanchariton or reach him at jordan.chariton@thewrap.com.
Jordan Chariton
Experience:
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Racist Trump Supporter Didn’t Faze ABC Anchor With N-Word Tirade: ‘God Bless His Little Heart’ (Exclusive)
Byron Pitts tells TheWrap some of Donald Trump’s “angry speak” may appeal to a large swath of Americans
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New York Times Calls Staffer’s ‘F–k You’ Jeb Bush Tweet ‘Completely Inappropriate’
“F–k you Jeb Bush for telling poor people they need stronger families to not be poor. Poverty weakens families,” Phillip B. Richardson tweets
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The Intercept Publishes Explosive Whistleblower Story on Secret US Drone Program
New whistleblower tells website that America’s drone program was “from the very first instance, wrong”
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Fight Breaks Out at Donald Trump Rally Between Supporters and Protesters
“That’s why we have freedom of speech,” Trump says as hecklers shout “Dump Trump”
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Mark Zuckerberg Rails Against ‘Unfair, Broken’ Prison System
Facebook founder calls for prison reform after visiting San Quentin State Prison with his wife: “We can’t jail our way to a just society”
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NY Times’ David Brooks Rips ‘Mental Corruption’ of Republicans
“The party abandoned traditional conservatism for right-wing radicalism,” conservative columnist writes
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Vice Hires Former Bloomberg Chief Josh Tyrangiel to Run HBO Newscast
Daily half-hour newscast is set to premiere in early 2016
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White Supremacist Who Supports Donald Trump Screams ‘N-Word’ at ABC Anchor (Video)
“You’re not a person of color, N-word! You’re a N-word! You got it? You’re a N-word!” Craig Cobb says to Byron Pitts
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Mike Huckabee Says Racism in America Is a ‘Sin Problem… Not a Skin Problem’
“Poor liberals think it’s racist to deplore a brutal dictatorship,” GOP candidate also tweets during the Democratic debate
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Washington Post Editor Marty Baron Denounces ‘Sinister’ Conviction of Iranian Bureau Chief
Jason Rezaian has “been subjected to physical mistreatment, psychological abuse … when he did absolutely nothing wrong,” Baron tells TheWrap
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CNN Producers Fear Democratic Debate Will Bomb Without Donald Trump (Exclusive)
Insider tells TheWrap the mixture of not having Trump on stage and competition from a Major League Baseball playoff game has staffers fearing an unimpressive rating
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Donald Trump Braving ‘Very Boring 2 Hours’ to Live-Tweet CNN Democratic Debate
GOP presidential candidate agrees to participate from home “at the request of many”
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Washington Post Pens Scathing Op-Ed on ‘Ludicrous’ Jason Rezaian Conviction
Editorial board rails against “the brazen disregard for the rule of law and, ultimately, the sheer cruelty of Iran’s Islamic regime”
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Twitter to Lay Off 8 Percent of Staffers
SEC filing on Tuesday says company anticipates absorbing a $10 to $20 million cash charge for severance packages
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Hillary Clinton Joins Donald Trump Protesters Outside His Las Vegas Hotel
“Some people think Mr. Trump is entertaining. But I don’t think it’s entertaining when somebody insults immigrants, insults women. That is just unacceptable behavior,” Democratic frontrunner says