Sarah Ellison (@sarahellison) / X

Sarah Ellison

5,313 posts

Sarah Ellison

@sarahellison

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

Brooklyn

Joined June 2008

Sarah Ellison
@sarahellison
Jan 19, 2021
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
@sarahellison
Jun 22, 2019
I want someone to text me the way Sean Hannity texts Paul Manafort
Sarah Ellison
@sarahellison
Dec 29, 2022
A tiny paper broke the George Santos scandal, but no one paid attention. My latest with ⁦@AFettersMaloy⁩
A tiny paper broke the George Santos scandal but no one paid attention
From washingtonpost.com
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Sarah Ellison
@sarahellison
Jan 20, 2021
Replying to @sarahellison
I 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
Sarah Ellison
@sarahellison
Dec 13, 2017
One big thing the Roy Moore loss shows is real journalism matters. @washingtonpost
Sarah Ellison
@sarahellison
May 13, 2023
Seems like the most important thing for the integrity of a newsroom is to not censor your own reporters
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Sarah Ellison
@sarahellison
Jan 19, 2021
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?
washingtonpost.com
Top Fox News managers depart amid Murdoch’s concerns over controversial Arizona election night...
The departures of Bill Sammon and Chris Stirewalt reflect the company’s anxiety about backlash from Trump allies and viewers.
Sarah Ellison
@sarahellison
Aug 5, 2024
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
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Sarah Ellison
@sarahellison
Jun 3, 2024
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…
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Sarah Ellison
@sarahellison
May 13, 2023
Replying to @sarahellison
And 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.
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Sarah Ellison
@sarahellison
Oct 11, 2019
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
Shepard Smith, Fox News veteran anchor and frequent Trump target, abruptly resigns from the network
From washingtonpost.com
Sarah Ellison
@sarahellison
Aug 25, 2023
Following Musk’s lead, Youtube and Facebook are giving up on policing conspiracies. My latest, with ⁦@NaomiNixWrites⁩
Following Elon Musk’s lead, Big Tech is surrendering to disinformation
From washingtonpost.com
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Sarah Ellison
@sarahellison
Jan 1, 2019
“The White House did not respond to a request for comment about its tendency not to respond to requests for comment.” ⁦@farhip⁩ ftw
Beyond ‘no comment’: The White House has no response — at all — to many media questions
From washingtonpost.com
Sarah Ellison
@sarahellison
Apr 24, 2023
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.
Sarah Ellison
@sarahellison
Apr 24, 2023
Replying to @sarahellison
story here, with @jeremymbarr washingtonpost.com/media/2023/04/…
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