Media reporter • lindsey.ellefson@thewrap.com • Twitter: @ellefs0n
Experience:
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Trump Allies’ Attack Plan for Major Media: Dig Up Journalists’ Damaging Old Online Posts (Report)
Conservative activists have gathered dossiers of hundreds of journalists at New York Times, CNN and Washington Post, the Times reports
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Stars to GMA Host: ‘Get a Life’ For Making Fun of Prince George’s Ballet Class
Lara Spencer faced major blowback Friday for joking about the British royal’s dance studies
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CNN Hires Fired FBI Official Andrew McCabe as Contributor
McCabe was fired in 2018 after the conclusion of an investigation conducted by the Justice Department
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Conservative Radio Host Joe Walsh Apologizes for ‘Hurtful Things’ He’s Said About Islam
Earlier this week, Walsh suggested he might challenge President Trump for GOP nomination in 2020
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Facebook Bans Ads From Pro-Trump Conservative Site Epoch Times
The decision was made after new concerns were raised about the Epoch Times’ possible advertising rule-breaking
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NY Times Senior Editor Tom Wright-Piersanti Apologizes and Deletes Past ‘Offensive’ Tweets
Wright-Persanti says he is “deeply sorry” for the now-deleted messages, which reference Jews
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Joins Fox News as Contributor
Former White House press secretary will provide political commentary and analysis for Fox platforms
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Sean Spicer Downplays ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Blowback: ‘I Look Forward to Having Some Fun’
Harsh public reaction is nothing new for the former White House press secretary, who once said in a news conference Hitler didn’t use chemical weapons
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Breitbart Finally Breaks 27-Month Traffic Loss Streak (Exclusive)
Conservative site generated year-over-year audience growth for the first time since 2017 but still lags behind Washington Examiner and The Blaze
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Cindy McCain Reflects on a Year Without Husband John McCain: ‘It’s Okay Not To Be Okay’
The senator’s widow published an essay Wednesday ahead of the one-year anniversary of his death
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MIT Media Lab’s Ethan Zuckerman Resigns Over Lab’s Jeffrey Epstein Financial Ties
Zuckerman had served as director of the lab’s Center for Civic Media
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Tucker Carlson’s Ads Down After White Supremacy ‘Hoax’ Comments
The loss of advertisers follows a months-long trend for the Fox News host’s show
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Jim Carrey Roasts ‘Disgusting Pig’ Trump in Latest Artwork
Actor/artist says it’s time to stop “following this pig through the mud”
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2 Top Condé Nast Executives to Exit Amid Restructuring
The company announced a “new organizational structure, which combines Condé Nast and Condé Nast International into a unified global team” last week
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CNN Analyst April Ryan’s Bodyguard Charged With Assault for Forcible Removal of Journalist
New Brunswick Today editor Charlie Kratovil announced he filed complaints against bodyguard Joel Morris
