Media reporter • lindsey.ellefson@thewrap.com • Twitter: @ellefs0n
Experience:
-
Vox, Politico Journalists Launch New DC Media Company With $10 Million, UAE Backing
Goal of still-unnamed venture is to give readers “a fuller look at big news stories that can be confusing if you read them piecemeal”
-
Biden Nominates LA Mayor Eric Garcetti as Ambassador to India
Garcetti confirmed the news on Twitter but vowed to continue his mayoral duties “with passion” until his confirmation
-
Mitch McConnell Sacked Online for Opposing Payment of College Athletes
Sports journalists and professional athletes played hardball with the Senate majority leader
-
News Corp Shutters Knewz Aggregator After 18 Months
“Knewz is no more,” proclaims website that tried to take on the news aggregator giants
-
George Conway Slams Trump Advisers Like His Wife: They ‘Didn’t Push Back’ (Video)
Conway, whose own wife was a top aide to Trump, says the former president’s handlers enabled him
-
Wendy Williams Sparks Backlash for Awkward Segment on TikTok Star Swavy’s Death
Williams spent a minute comparing her social media following to Swavy’s before telling her audience he was dead
-
Michael Avenatti Sentenced to 2½ Years in Prison for Attempted Nike Extortion
“Mr. Avenatti had become drunk on the power of his platform, or what he perceived the power of his platform to be,” Judge Paul Gardephe said
-
Trump Says He’ll Sit for Big Tech Lawsuit Deposition: ‘I Look Forward to It’
The former president says he’s eager to discuss election fraud, which he continues to baselessly push
-
Vice News to Launch ‘Border to Border’ Digital Series Exploring Border Conflicts (Exclusive)
Series will premiere on July 11 with new shows every Sunday
-
‘Fox & Friends’ Host Pete Hegseth Rips Teacher’s Union President Despite Sharing Same View on ‘Racial Inclusivity’ in Schools (Video)
The morning host walked back his remarks after he completely misinterpreted Randi Weingarten’s comments: ‘I misread her quote’
-
Alan Dershowitz Clowned for Calling Trump Lawsuit ‘Important First Amendment Case’
Trump sued Facebook, Twitter and Google Wednesday
-
Trump Sues CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Google Over Social Media Bans
Trump said the tech companies have censored him
-
USA Today Launches Paywall for Digital Content, Says Many Stories Will Remain Free
“Now we’re asking our readers to help support premium journalism,” Gannett paper’s publisher and editor in chief say
-
Sears, Kmart Pull Shirts Calling Ashli Babbitt an ‘American Patriot’
Babbitt died during the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6
-
Trump Told John Kelly That Hitler ‘Did a Lot of Good Things’ (Report)
The latest revelation from Michael Bender’s book on Trump and the 2020 election stuns readers
