Rosie Gray is a politics and media reporter for BuzzFeed News, who has also worked for The Atlantic.

Life and career

Originally from Massachusetts, and born into a Jewish family,[1][2] Gray's father is the American crime-fiction author Peter Abrahams.[3]

Gray studied at New York University, wrote for The Village Voice, and then began covering politics for Buzzfeed News, where she gained recognition for her coverage of Occupy Wall Street.[4][5][6][7]

In 2016, The Atlantic hired Gray to cover global affairs and U.S. politics.[8] In March 2017, Gray was named as the White House correspondent for The Atlantic.[9][10] Shortly thereafter, it was announced that she signed a deal with HarperCollins to write a book about Breitbart News, reportedly receiving an advance of about $350,000.[11] In January 2019, Politico reported that Gray would be returning to Buzzfeed News as media and politics reporter, beginning in April.[12]

She is married to British journalist Ben Judah.[13]

References

  1. ^ "On Unorthodox, Reporter Rosie Gray and Longtime Inauguration Announcer Charlie Brotman".
  2. ^ Pappu, Sridhar (5 March 2016). "Millennial Reporters Grab the Campaign-Trail Spotlight" – via www.nytimes.com.
  3. ^ Mertes, Micah (2016-07-13). "'Chet and Bernie,' book series narrated by a dog, enjoys a good run". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 2019-01-06. 'My youngest daughter, Rosie (Gray, who is now a political reporter for Buzzfeed), when she was quite little she would be marking in ink and crossing things out heavily and writing in her own stuff,' Abrahams said. 'Sometimes I used it because it was better.'
  4. ^ Turits, Meredith (22 March 2012). "22-Year-Old Rosie Gray Is Holding It Down for the Ladies On the Political Beat".
  5. ^ Weigel, David (22 July 2013). "Trying to Tolerate The Newsroom: Week Two". Slate.
  6. ^ Baker, Brian Stelter and Al (15 November 2011). "Reporters Say Police Denied Access to Protest Site".
  7. ^ Taibi, Catherine (20 March 2014). "Tucker Carlson Forced To Apologize To Buzzfeed Reporter For Awful Tweets" – via Huff Post.
  8. ^ "The Atlantic hires BuzzFeed's Rosie Gray". Politico. 9 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Rosie Gray named White House correspondent for The Atlantic – Talking New MediaTalking New Media – The digital publishing website". www.talkingnewmedia.com.
  10. ^ "The Atlantic Names Rosie Gray White House Correspondent". The Atlantic. 29 March 2017.
  11. ^ Perlberg, Steven (2017-04-04). "Here Come the Breitbart Books". Buzzfeed News. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  12. ^ Calderone, Michael (2019-01-04). "Pelosi's moment, Trump's stunt — The MSNBC primary — WaPo Style turns 50 — From Weekly Standard to The Bulwark". Politico. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  13. ^ Palmer, Anna; Sherman, Jake (2 September 2019). "POLITICO Playbook: Trump's 'lost summer'". POLITICO. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
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