Media reporter • lindsey.ellefson@thewrap.com • Twitter: @ellefs0n
Experience:
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Conservative Media Consumers More Likely to Believe COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories, Study Finds
They’re also more likely to resist wearing masks and getting vaccines
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Timothée Chalamet, Billie Eilish, Amanda Groman to Co-Chair 2021 Met Gala
Olympian Naomi Osaka will also head up the September event with an “American Independence” theme
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LA Times Names ESPN’s Kevin Merida as Top Editor
Merida will lead the paper after a months-long search
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Trump Still Claims 2020 Election Was Fraudulent, Tries to Rebrand ‘The Big Lie’
GOP representative Liz Cheney publicly countered Trump without saying his name
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Fox Nation to Advertise Gov. Andrew Cuomo Scandal Special – During Chris Cuomo’s CNN Show
An ad for Fox Nation’s “The Collapse of Cuomo” will not only run during Chris Cuomo’s show, but feature footage of him too
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Verizon to Sell Yahoo, AOL to Apollo Private Equity Group for $5 Billion
Verizon will retain 10% stake in company that it had bought for nearly $9 billion several years ago
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NY Post Belatedly Denies Ordering Reporter to ‘Deliberately Publish Factually Inaccurate’ Story
It took a few days, but the New York Post says it didn’t order Laura Italiano to publish her piece
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MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle Grills West Virginia Governor Over Trans Athlete Bill
“For crying out loud, Stephanie, I sign hundreds of bills … this is not a priority,” admits Gov. Jim Justice
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Harvey Weinstein’s Extradition to LA on New Charges Delayed Again
The disgraced producer appeared virtually in court Friday
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Dismisses Systemic Racism: ‘It’s a Bunch of Horse Manure’ (Video)
“Give me a break,” the GOP governor responded when asked if the United States was a systemically racist country
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Ratings: CNN’s Coverage of Biden Speech Tops All Cable News in Key Demo
Fox News led when GOP Sen. Tim Scott gave his party’s post-speech response
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Twitter Blocks ‘Uncle Tim’ From Trends Section After Senator Tim Scott’s Speech
The racially-charged slur was highlighted by Twitter’s trending section for several hours on Wednesday night
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Ted Cruz Complains Biden Doesn’t Tweet Enough
The new president’s tweets, according to the senator, are not “notable”
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Trump Fumes About Vaccines, Calls Biden ‘Ungracious’ (Video)
During an appearance on Fox Business Network, the former president credited himself and his administration for “coming up with a vaccine”
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Michael Collins, Apollo 11 Astronaut, Dies at 90
The former NASA astronaut’s death was announced on his Facebook page
