Sharon Waxman, is the founder, CEO and Editor in Chief of TheWrap. She is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author, and was a Hollywood correspondent for The New York Times. Twitter: @sharonwaxman
Experience:
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Why Saying the Words ‘Gay’ or ‘Guns’ Matters in the Post-Orlando Debate
While conservatives get apopletic over whether President Obama says the words “radical Islam,” it turns out there’s plenty they won’t say either
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Orlando Shooting a Toxic Brew of Hate, But We Can Stay the Course of Tolerance
We must respond wisely if we are to be safe as a country, and safeguard our values as a democracy
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Sony Executive Exodus: CEO Michael Lynton Flexes His Muscle
Departures of Steve Mosko and Doug Belgrad are power moves by a usually mild-mannered mogul
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Sony Pictures TV Chairman Steve Mosko to Exit Studio
Executive has been with the company for 24 years
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Philippe Dauman Bracing for Life After Sumner Redstone and Viacom, Insider Says
Chairman and CEO has little recourse after removal from mogul’s trust
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Why We Have to Reject Peter Thiel and Defend Nick Denton
Thiel’s campaign may be legal, but over time it will have an insidious effect on free speech, vigorous journalism and even satire
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Silicon Valley Billionaire Peter Thiel Named as Secret Funder of Hulk Hogan Lawsuit Against Gawker
Forbes report says the PayPal cofounder has secretly been covering expenses against Nick Denton’s Gawker
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Sumner Redstone Insists He Ousted Philippe Dauman, Opposes Paramount Sale
Viacom fires back, saying Redstone is being ‘shamefully manipulated’
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Philippe Dauman Booted From Sumner Redstone Trust, Calls Move ‘Illegal’
Viacom CEO Dauman hits back, protests that his removal is “unlawful”
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11 Best Cannes Moments, From Madonna to Jerry Lewis’ Hotel-Trashing Poodle (Photos)
Cannes veterans tell TheWrap their favorite stories about the festival
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Why the Sumner Redstone Trial Was a Sideshow – It’s About Viacom
In an op-ed for the L.A. Times, TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman offers her take on the Sumner Redstone trial
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Katie Couric: Why Aren’t We Talking About Guns in This Election?
“People’s eyes glaze over,” Yahoo news anchor explains while promoting her “Under the Gun” documentary
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Katie Couric Not ‘Nervous’ About Her Yahoo Future
The website’s global anchor says she is keeping her head down during the sale process
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Jeffrey Katzenberg to Exit if DreamWorks Sells to Comcast
Comcast would combine Dreamworks with Illumination Entertainment
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Why Jeffrey Katzenberg’s DreamWorks Animation Finally Sold to Comcast
A couple of major pieces have moved on the landscape to make acquisition more likely — neither tied to movies
