Media and politics reporter • jclara.chan@thewrap.com • Twitter: @jclarachan
Experience:
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Getty Fire Is Burning 656 Acres, ‘Significant’ Winds on Tuesday Night Pose Threat for New Fires (Video)
“We have the most significant wind event in Los Angeles of the year that will be starting this evening around 11 o’clock,” Mayor Eric Garcetti said at Tuesday press conference
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Covington Student Nicholas Sandmann’s Defamation Lawsuit Against the Washington Post Partially Reopened
The $250 million lawsuit will move forward to the discovery phase
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Gretchen Carlson Calls on Fox News to Release Former Employees From NDAs
“Because of our NDAs, we can never say what is factually correct or incorrect about what happened to us at Fox,” Carlson told Vanity Fair
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Twitter’s Lara Cohen on How Social Media Has Changed Politics: ‘Twitter Has Literally Given Everyone a Microphone’
Power Women Summit 2019: Cohen joins Sophia Bush and Jessica Yellin to discuss how Twitter has influenced politics
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Congressional Candidate Cori Bush on Campaigning as a Woman of Color, Activist and Survivor
Power Women Summit 2019: In a live podcast, Cori Bush spoke with actress and activist Sophia Bush about being the new face of politics
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Harvey Weinstein Rebuked at Invite-Only Actors Event – and Actor Who Confronted Him Got Ejected (Video)
“I can’t believe that he was allowed to be at an event that was supposed to support actors and artists as a person who has ruined actors’ and artists’ lives,” comedian Amber Rollo told The Wrap
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Watch Kathy Griffin Shut Down KTLA Anchor Who Questions Plight of Women in Comedy (Video)
“Once in a while, Momma has to get a little savage,” the comedian wrote on Twitter, sharing a clip of the exchange
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California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs #MeToo Bill Preventing ‘No-Rehire’ Clauses Into Law
AB 749 prevents employers from including “no-rehire” clauses in settlement agreements for victims of sexual harassment
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Colorado Governor Has Perfect Response After Trump Says ‘We’re Building a Wall in Colorado’
“Well this is awkward”
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Trump’s Lawyer Argues President Can’t Be Prosecuted While in Office, Even If He Shoots Someone
Attorney William Consovoy said that while Trump didn’t have “permanent immunity,” he could only be prosecuted once he was out of office
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Judge Judy Endorses Michael Bloomberg for President — Even Though He Isn’t a Candidate
This is the first time the judge has publicly endorsed a political figure for office
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Facebook Makes a Return to News Distribution With a Curated ‘News Tab’ Launching Friday
While the majority of stories will be chosen based on an algorithm, Facebook will also assemble a group of journalists to curate a “Top News” section
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Facebook Antitrust Investigation Has Support of 47 Attorneys General
“We will use every investigative tool at our disposal,” New York Attorney General Letitia James writes
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Democrat Sheryl Sandberg Won’t Say If She’ll Vote for Facebook-Busting Elizabeth Warren (Video)
Warren has called for the break up of tech giants like Facebook, Amazon, and Google
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Anthony Scaramucci Predicts Trump Will Be Impeached and Removed From Office
“He’s cornered now and as the facts unfold, they’re so overwhelming in their criminality that he’ll be out of office,” he said at Vanity Fair’s New Establishment Summit
