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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Twitter Bans Accounts Catching Politicians Red-Handed
“Deleting a tweet is an expression of the user’s voice,” social giant says about shuttering Politwoops and Diplotwoops, which posted deleted tweets sent by politicians and diplomats
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Rupert Murdoch Drafts ‘Greatest Mayor’ Michael Bloomberg for 2016
“Agree much about Bloomberg, nannystate, etc, but still a great philanthropic executive who, with Guiliani, made NY the greatest,” News Corp chief tweets
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Media Stocks Continue Freefall as Stock Market Sinks 600 Points in a Week
Dow Jones down 350 points in early Friday afternoon trading, media stocks continue to sink; “I don’t think this is going to turn into a meltdown of catastrophic proportions,” analyst Alan Wolk tells TheWrap
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Facebook Co-Founder Blasts Tech Industry: Amazon Isn’t the Only Awful Workplace
“These companies are both destroying the personal lives of their employees and getting nothing in return,” Dustin Moskovitz writes
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Huffington Post Defies Donald Trump Coverage Critics: Site Won’t ‘Legitimize Sideshow’
Editorial Director Danny Shea defends website’s decision to cover GOP frontrunner in entertainment section in “Morning Joe” segment
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Black Lives Matter’s Shaun King Blasts Conservative Media’s ‘Lies’ About His Race
Breitbart, The Daily Caller and The Blaze have “falsely reported my family history,” activist writes
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FBI’s Jared Fogle Informant Is ‘Relieved’ After Helping Take the ‘Monster’ Down (Video)
“He had something that was compelling him inside that wanted to reveal to what he was doing,” Rochelle Herman-Walrond says
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Accused Killer of Morgan Freeman Step-Granddaughter Is Most Hated Inmate In Psych Ward
“Yo, that’s the dude that killed Morgan Freeman’s [granddaughter]. ‘Shawshank Redemption’ was my jam,” an inmate yelled at Lamar Davenport, according to New York Post
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Bill O’Reilly and Cornel West Battle Over #BlackLivesMatter (Video)
“I’m totally innocent about the historical stuff. You want to take my stuff and give it to other people because of what may have happened in the past,” Fox News host says
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The Trump Bump is Real: CNN Sees 124 Percent Lift From the Donald
Chuck Todd’s Sunday exclusive raises “Meet the Press” 49 percent in viewers; Sean Hannity gains with younger audience
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Inside NBCU-BuzzFeed-Vox Hook-Up: Will the Corporate Goliath Swallow Cute Cats?
“Preservation of culture is key to making this work,” media consultant Jennifer Kavanagh tells TheWrap
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Donald Trump Challenges CNN to Pay Him for Next Debate
“If I go to CNN and I say, ‘Look, you’re going to have a massive audience … I want $10 million for charity, nothing for myself, what happens?’” GOP frontrunner says in Time magazine cover story
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‘Good Morning America’ Halts NBC’s ‘Today’ Ratings Momentum
ABC morning show wins total viewers and demo viewers for week of Aug. 10 to score its third weekly victory in a row after “Today” had seen demo wins
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New York Daily News Is No Longer For Sale
“For a variety of reasons, I have decided to withdraw the Daily News from the market,” owner Mort Zuckerman writes
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Bloomberg to Lay Off 100 Staffers (Report)
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg aims to cut political and government reporters