Tara Palmeri
Tara Palmeri | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 1, 1987 New York,U.S. |
| Citizenship | AmericanandPolish[1] |
| Alma mater | American University(BA) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Employer | Puck |
| Agent | WME[2] |
Tara Palmeri(born September 1, 1987) is an American journalist. She is currently the Senior Political Correspondent for subscription news platformPuck.[3]Previously, she served as Chief National Correspondent atPolitico[4]and host and chief investigative reporter of twoSony Musicpodcasts: "Broken: Seeking Justice" and "Power: The Maxwells". She previously worked forWashington Examinerand theNew York Postand was a White House correspondent forABC News.[5][6]
Personal life
[edit]Palmeri was born on September 1, 1987, inNew York.[citation needed]She attendedAmerican Universityand graduated with abachelor's degreein Public Communication in 2008.[7][8]
Career
[edit]Palmeri started her career atCNNas a news assistant in the D.C. bureau in 2009. She subsequently joined theWashington Examinerwhere she co-wrote a daily column called "Yeas & Nays".[8][9][10]
She moved to New York in 2010 when she was hired by theNew York Postto write for the paper'sPage Sixgossip column.[11]She also worked as ageneral assignmentreporter and covered stories including theJohn Edwardstrial, theNewtown, Connecticut school shooting,the 2012DemocraticandRepublican National conventionsand theJovan Belchermurder-suicide.Palmeri then began covering politics as aNew York City Hallreporter.
Politicohired her to cover European politics fromBrusselsin 2015.[12]After the 2016 presidential election,Politicohad her come back toWashingtonas a White House reporter covering theTrumpadministration.[13]During her tenure, she broke exclusive stories, including one onWhite Housestaffers who failedFBIbackground checks, which ledWhite House Press SecretarySean Spicerto call Palmeri "an idiot with no real sources."[14]
CNNannounced in 2017 that Palmeri was hired as apolitical analystfor the network, while continuing to cover President Trump forPolitico.[15]Palmeri was hired byABC Newsas a full-time White House correspondent in October 2017.[16]From ABC News president James Goldston's memo on her hiring: "Tara is a tenacious reporter with a keen instinct for political scoops, and a thoughtful analyst of both politics and policy... Tara joins us at a time when news from Washington continues to dominate thenews cycleand impact every aspect of our audience’s lives. "[6]
Palmeri left ABC News and re-joinedPoliticoto work as a co-author of its newsletterPlaybookin 2021.[7]In 2022, Palmeri joined the journalism startupPuck.[3]At Puck, Palmeri broke the news thatNancy Pelosiwould resign asSpeaker of the Houseafter the 2022 midterm elections.[17]
TJ Ducklo incident
[edit]While at Politico, Palmeri's reporting led to a White House official resigning early in theBidenadministration. According toVanity Fair,White HouseDeputy Press SecretaryTJ Ducklohad threatened Palmeri, telling her he would "destroy her" if she published a story about his relationship withAlexi McCammond,anNBC,MSNBCandAxiosreporter. Ducklo during a phone call also reportedly made "derogatory and misogynistic comments" towards Palmeri and accused her of being "jealous" of his relationship with McCammond.[18]On February 12, Ducklo was suspended without pay by the White House for one week.[19]The following day, Ducklo resigned from his White House position over the matter.[20]
References
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- ^Sun, Rebecca."CNN Taps Politico's Tara Palmeri As Political Analyst (Exclusive)".The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved30 May2017.
- ^abRazo, Eduardo."Tara Palmeri to Leave Politico, Will Join Puck".Barrett Media.Retrieved21 June2022.
- ^Wemple, Erik."Some personnel news from Politico".Twitter.Retrieved23 February2022.
- ^pompeo, joe (September 29, 2017)."ABC POACHES TARA PALMERI, A POLITICO RISING STAR".Vanity Fair.
- ^abMoraes, Lisa (October 5, 2017)."Tara Palmeri Joins ABC News As White House Correspondent".Deadline.
- ^abBeaujon, Andrew."Politico Announces Its New Playbook Team".Washingtonian.Retrieved18 January2021.
- ^abChristine (25 September 2009)."Hellos & Goodbyes at Examiner's Yeas & Nays".Adweek. Archived fromthe originalon February 16, 2016.RetrievedFebruary 12,2021.
- ^Janet Donovan (12 July 2010)."Tara Palmeri Moves to Page Six".NBC Washington.Retrieved27 June2016.
- ^Michael Wargo (11 August 2010)."Alumna's on Career Fast Track".American University.Retrieved27 June2016.
- ^Chris Rovzar (22 June 2010)."'Page Six' Has a New Henchwoman: Tara Palmeri ".Daily Intelligencer.New York Magazine.Retrieved27 June2016.
- ^"Staffed-up POLITICO Europe to launch April 21".Politico Media. 17 March 2015.Retrieved27 June2016.
- ^Grinapol, Corinne (14 November 2016)."Politico Adds Eliana Johnson, Moves Tara Palmeri to the White House Beat".Adweek.Retrieved30 May2017.
- ^Wemple, Erik."Sean Spicer on Politico reporter: 'an idiot with no real sources'".The Washington Post.Retrieved30 May2017.
- ^Katz, A.J. (23 May 2017)."Politico's Tara Palmeri Joins CNN as Political Analyst".TVNewser.Retrieved30 May2017.
- ^de Moraes, Lisa (5 October 2017)."Tara Palmeri Joins ABC News As White House Correspondent".Deadline.Retrieved27 October2017.
- ^Ahmann, Tim; Heavey, Susan (2022-11-17)."Pelosi to pass leadership torch as top U.S. House Democrat -news website Puck".Reuters.Retrieved29 November2022.
- ^Caleb Ecarma (February 12, 2021).""I Will Destroy You": Biden Aide Threatened a Politico Reporter Pursuing a Story on His Relationship ".Vanity Fair.RetrievedFebruary 12,2021.
- ^Brian Schwartz (February 12, 2021)."Biden spokesman suspended for a week after reportedly threatening reporter".CNBC.RetrievedFebruary 12,2021.
- ^Mai, H. J. (February 13, 2021)."White House Press Aide TJ Ducklo Resigns Over Threats Against Reporter".NPR.RetrievedFebruary 14,2021.