Media reporter • lindsey.ellefson@thewrap.com • Twitter: @ellefs0n
Experience:
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Twitter Removes Kanye West Tweet of Forbes Editor’s Phone Number
The rapper released a series of shocking tweets Wednesday criticizing recording contracts and even showing himself urinating on a Grammy award
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Obama Says He’ll Do a TikTok Dance If It Gets Young People to Vote
The former president did youth outreach to educate young people about voter registration and mail-in ballots
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Fox News Media Hit With Layoffs, No On-Air Talent Affected
The layoffs come amid restructuring across various divisions
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Bob Woodward Denounces Trump’s ‘Leadership Failure’ Amid Coronavirus (Video)
The veteran journalist appeared on “Morning Joe” Wednesday to discuss the reporting in his new book
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Trump Tweets Manipulated Biden Video That Replaces ‘Despacito’ With ‘F– tha Police’
Twitter put a “manipulated media” tag on the tweet from the president, which included a doctored video of Biden
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CNN and iHeartRadio Launch Political Explainer Podcast ‘Election 101’ (Exclusive)
Vice president of digital productions Courtney Coupe tells TheWrap how her female-driven audio team is demystifying the electoral process
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer Calls Nancy Pelosi ‘Crazy Nancy’ to Her Face (Video)
The host told the Speaker of the House he “would never use that term,” but she pointed out he “just did”
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Department of Justice Launches Probe Into John Bolton’s Trump Tell-All Book
The DOJ wants to find out if there is unlawfully-disclosed classified information in “The Room Where It Happened”
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Trump Campaign’s ‘Support Our Troops’ Ad Features Photo of Russian Fighter Jets
An ad from President Trump’s re-election campaign purports to show support for American troops… carrying Russian weapons
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Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade Invites Trump for Weekly Segment, Co-Host Immediately Says Network ‘Not Committed’ to That (Video)
Steve Doocy tells Trump they will interview him on a “case-by-case basis” and also extended an invitation to his rival Joe Biden
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Jim Meyer to Retire as SiriusXM CEO, Jennifer Witz to Take Role
Sean Sullivan is leaving CFO job at AMC Networks for same position at Sirius
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Minnesota Public Radio Veteran Quits, Says Editors Covered For DJ Accused of Sexual Misconduct
Marianne Combs tweeted her resignation letter Monday, accusing her editors of dragging their feet on her story about accusations against a DJ at sister channel, The Current
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Trump’s Right: Drudge Report’s Audience Is Down Nearly 40% From Last Year
Drudge Report slid 38% year over year in unique visitors from July of last year to July 2020
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Trump Slams Drudge Report and Its Founder: ‘Our People Have All Left’
The president called says that conservative commentator Matt Drudge has become “fake news”
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Trump Jumps at Comedian Podcaster Joe Rogan’s Offer to Moderate Debate With Joe Biden
In one of his many tweets Monday morning, Trump indicated he’d be inclined to participate in a debate moderated by the podcaster