BREAKING --> Fox News political editor Chris Stirewalt was laid off today alongside just under 20 Fox News staffers. Stirewalt sat on the Fox News decision desk, which has come under fire for its early call on Arizona election night. Story forthcoming...
Sarah Ellison
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ex-Washington Post, Vanity Fair, WSJ. Author of War at the Wall Street Journal. sarah(dot)L(dot)[email protected] or cell/Signal: 917-400-1092
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- I want someone to text me the way Sean Hannity texts Paul Manafort
- A tiny paper broke the George Santos scandal, but no one paid attention. My latest with @AFettersMaloy
- Replying to @sarahellisonI will be tracking Fox’s moves in the Biden administration. Those in the know please send tips or insights to Sarah.ellison(at)washpost.com
- One big thing the Roy Moore loss shows is real journalism matters. @washingtonpost
- Seems like the most important thing for the integrity of a newsroom is to not censor your own reporters
- Fox News correctly predicted Arizona election results earlier than anyone else. So why were the two top editorial voices involved in that projection booted from the company?
- Scoop—>Top election officials are urging Elon Musk to fix the AI chatbot on X that spread false election information, suggesting Kamala Harris missed the ballot deadline in nine states. (She hasn't.) w/ AmyEGardner
- NEW from Propublica—>They were witnesses for Trump. Then they got a $$ boost from Trump campaign, businesses. From @RobertFaturechi @JustinElliott @Amierjeski propublica.org/article/donald…
- Replying to @sarahellisonAnd as hard as it is to cover your own shop, if you pull your punches, everyone’s credibility is shot. @oliverdarcy did CNN a service. It may hav been uncomfortable for the top brass to hear those messages. But ignoring them doesn’t make them go away.
- Smith was frustrated by the attacks on the news side from the outspoken opinion hosts, but that wasn't the only thing. He was increasingly uneasy with the pro-Trump tenor of the network
- Following Musk’s lead, Youtube and Facebook are giving up on policing conspiracies. My latest, with @NaomiNixWrites
- “The White House did not respond to a request for comment about its tendency not to respond to requests for comment.” @farhip ftw
- Carlson's executive producer, Justin Wells, is also out. The two exchanged lots of messages in the weeks and months following the 2020 election, as we all learned during the Dominion saga.Replying to @sarahellison


