Josh is a Senior News Editor at TheWrap. He is a veteran wire-service journalist who moved from New York to Los Angeles in 2008 to revamp the entertainment department of the Associated Press. He’s covered all facets of the industry ever since, first joining TheWrap in 2009 as a part of the fledgling digital Hollywood trade’s small and scrappy staff. After stints as Film Editor at Variety, Mashable’s first Entertainment Editor (and even a hot minute at TMZ), Josh returned to TheWrap for a third tour of duty in early 2022.
Experience:
Resides In:
Joshua Tree, CA
Education:
Josh received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Communication from the University of Minnesota.
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Hey, they got a new LinkedIn newsletter launched out of the deal!
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Elon Musk Reveals Plan to Fold Twitter Into ‘X,’ a Super-App Modeled After China’s WeChat
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Fast Company Suspends Apple News Feed and Shuts Site Down After Hacker Posts ‘Vile’ Messages
The hacker signed the messages as “THRAX WAS HERE”
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