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.
Experience:
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MSNBC.com Executive Editor Talks New Digital Network ‘The Shift’
“Launching a TV show straight into primetime or straight onto the network itself is a considerable risk,” MSNBC.com executive editor Richard Wolffe tells TheWrap
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Bloomberg’s John Heilemann Defends News Value of Publishing Sony Hacks (Video)
“There are a lot of things that have been reported that would be considered news if they had been found in another way,” Heilemann says
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Should Media Publish Sony Hacked Information? Experts Weigh In
The Sony hacking scandal has dominated the media for weeks; TheWrap reports on whether the media is doing its job or making things worse in its reporting
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What Real TV Journalists Think Is ‘The Newsroom’s’ Legacy
TheWrap speaks with TV news and entertainment figures about the legacy of Aaron Sorkin’s HBO series
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New York Times’ David Carr Takes on Conservative Blogger for Publishing Addresses of Times Reporters
Conservative blogger Charles Johnson published addresses of two Ferguson-based Times reporters; Carr strikes back during interview
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Brian Williams Renews Contract With NBC News for 5 Years: Read Deborah Turness’ Memo
“NBC Nightly News” anchor to stay with the Peacock Network for another half-decade; Williams has won in total viewers ratings for 273 consecutive weeks
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‘GMA’ Obtains Phone Call Where NFL Exec Promises Adrian Peterson Only 2 Game Suspension (Video)
ABC morning show secures call between suspended player and league official; NFL Players Association set to sue league Monday on behalf of Peterson
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‘Orange Is the New Black’ Cast Join #MillionMarchNYC
“Orange Is the New Black” castmates joined tens of thousands protestors Saturday in New York City for what became known as the #MillionMarchNYC, protesting violence and perceived injustices in the cases of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. Vicky Jeudy, who plays Janae Watson on “OITNB,” tweeted out this photo with her and her castmates, Danielle…
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Sony Hack: Maureen Dowd Denies Sending Amy Pascal’s Hubby Column In Advance (Updated)
“I never showed Bernie the column in advance or promised to show it,” Dowd tells TheWrap in response to email saying she did
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‘Best Buy’ Apologizes for Tweet Mocking ‘Serial’ Murder Case
Electronics store in center of murder case depicted in popular podcast ‘Serial’ pens offensive tweet; walks it back after social media outrage
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O’Reilly and McCain Come to Blows: ‘My Job to Interrogate You!’ (Video)
“It’s my job to interrogate you without throwing any water on you,” O’Reilly says to Senator John McCain; McCain: “No, but you’re pulling out my fingernails”
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Fox News Correspondent Dominic Di-Natale Dead at 43 of Apparent Suicide
Fox News colleagues mourn the passing of longtime reporter
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TruTV and Tumblr Partner on ‘Big Deal’ Development Contest (Exclusive)
The TV network and social blogging site hook up to give Tumblr users chance to score development deal with truTV
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Competing With Time Magazine, CNN’s Don Lemon Announces His Own ‘Person of The Year’
TIME officially selected “The Ebola Fighters” as its Person of The Year, but CNN’s Lemon disagrees and announces his own Wednesday
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Russell Simmons Squares off With Bill O’Reilly: ‘Your War on Drugs’ is Destroying Fabric of Black Community (Video)
Hip hop mogul appears on “O’Reilly Factor” to discuss aftermath of Michael Brown and Eric Garner non-indictments; two disagree over cause of minority crime
