Media reporter • lindsey.ellefson@thewrap.com • Twitter: @ellefs0n
Experience:
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Washington Post Walks Back Requirement for Interns to Have ‘Major Newsroom’ Experience
The paper was criticized Tuesday for requiring student internship applicants to have prior major newsroom experience
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Associated Press Names Washington Bureau Chief Julie Pace as Executive Editor
The 39-year-old replaces Sally Buzbee, who was just named top editor of The Washington Post
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NY Times’ Wirecutter Union Demands Pay Raise to Coincide With Paywall Launch
Unionized staffers at Times-owned product-review site react to company’s new paywall plans
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Piers Morgan Cleared by British Media Regulator Ofcom for Meghan Markle Comments
Ofcom found that Morgan’s statements on the Duchess of Sussex were an acceptable expression of free speech
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Fortune’s Union Staffers Will Walk Off Job for 2 Days to Protest ‘Bad-Faith Negotiations’
The walk-out is timed to Fortune’s CEO Initiative event
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Fox News Nabs 94 of Top 100 Most-Viewed Live Cable Telecasts in August
Fox News also had the top five programs in cable news in total viewers and the demo
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Washington Post Strict Internship Requirements Criticized By Soledad O’Brien: ‘Good Luck!’
Washington Post internship applicants are required to have “previous experience in a major newsroom”
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Vice Media Raises $85 Million as Co-Founder Shane Smith Abandons SPAC Talks and Voting Control (Report)
Struggling media company had been in talks to go public via a blank-check company funded by 7GC & Co.
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Australian Journalist Challenges Trump Election Lawyer Sidney Powell to Her Face: Do You ‘Hear Yourself?’ (Video)
At one point in the interview, Powell asked journalist Sidney Ferguson if she worked for Smartmatic
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Prison Tech Firm JPay Says It Has Restored Writing Access for Prisoners
Incarcerated individuals and advocates sounded the alarm over the removal of basic capabilities on prison devices over the weekend
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Former CIA Officer Who Called COVID a ‘Hoax’ Dies From Virus
Robert David Steele wrote in his final blog post that he tested positive “for whatever they’re calling ‘COVID,’” but would not be vaccinated
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900-Plus Call on US Government to Protect Afghan Artists
A letter created by the group Arts for Afghanistan ahead of Tuesday’s evacuation deadline urges the inclusion of “artists, filmmakers, performers and writers”
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NBC News Reporter Covering Hurricane Ida Faces Off With Angry Passerby: ‘Lot of Crazy Out There’ (Video)
Shaquille Brewster assured fans he was fine in a follow-up tweet
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Vaccine Skeptic Alex Berenson Says ‘Wealthy People’ Have Offered Aid After Twitter Ban
Former NY Times journalist was permanently banned from the platform this weekend
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ABC Failed to Mediate With 2 Women Who Accused Top ‘GMA’ Producer of Sexual Assault (Report)
“GMA” producer Kirstyn Crawford filed a lawsuit against Michael Corn and ABC last week
