Rosie Gray

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]

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-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" – via Slate.
  6. Baker, Brian Stelter and Al. "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".
  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".
  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.
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