Lee Stranahan
| Lee Stranahan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 September 1965 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Investigative journalist |
| Employer | Breitbart News Network |
| Home town | East Longmeadow, MA |
| Spouse(s) | Lauren Stranahan |
| Website |
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Lee Stranahan is an American journalist and radio talk show host. He was the lead investigative reporter for Breitbart News,[1][2] and has written previously for The Huffington Post[3] and The Daily Kos.[4]
In 2008, Lee Stranahan was banned for making posts over John Edwards's scandal[5] on Huffington Post and The Daily Kos.[4] In 2012, he received threats of physical violence after a screening of Occupy Unmasked.[6][7] In 2013, Lee was an active critic of Deric Lostutter's 'KYAnonymous campaign'.[8] Working at Breitbart News, he had ups and down in career.[9] He left the agency in 2013 and was re-hired. In 2014 he got fired from Breitbart News on which he claimed as "false allegations".[10] In July 2016, Lee Stranahan was arrested for covering a protest over the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[11][12][13]
Third Departure from Breitbart
In April of 2017 Stranahan announced he had resigned from his position at Breitbart News -- the third such time he'd either quit or been fired from the organization. Stranahan had been attending the briefings for several weeks while identifying himself as a Breitbart reporter and trying to ask White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer a question about Crowdstrike, the IT firm that handled the Democratic National Committee's servers during the 2016 election. [14]
Radio Talk Show host at Sputnik
In April 2017, Stranahan announced that he was the co-host of a new radio show for Sputnik Radio called Fault Lines with Nixon and Stranahan.[15]
Founder/Creator of Citizen Journalism School
In 2017, Stranahan launched Citizen Journalism School, an online school for those pursuing journalism, in order to follow up on an idea that he and Andrew Breitbart had.
Filmography
- 2012: Occupy Unmasked as Journalist[16]
References
- ↑ http://www.breitbart.com/california/2016/05/12/sanctuary-city-politician-attacks-breitbarts-stranahan-twitter/
- ↑ http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/20/stranahan-on-obamas-syria-policy-were-backing-the-jihadists/
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/lee-stranahan
- 1 2 "Blogger Banned Over Edwards Scandal Posts". Gawker Media. Ryan Tate. 8 March 2008.
- ↑ "Where The John Edwards Scandal Is Headed". The Huffington Post. Lee Stranahan. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ↑ "2012 Republican Convention: 'Occupy Unmasked' Screening Draws Threats to Filmmakers". The Hollywood Reporter. Paul Bond. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ↑ "2012 Republican Convention: 'Occupy Unmasked' Screening Draws Threats to Filmmakers". Yahoo News. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ↑ ""Weaponize the Media": An Anonymous Rapper's War on Steubenville". Gawker Media. Adrian Chen. 6 December 2013.
- ↑ "BALL OF INSANITY: Breitbart News Rehires A Fired Reporter Who Quit Before He Was Fired". The Daily Caller. Betsy Rothstein. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ↑ "Lee Stranahan fired by Breitbart News after being rehired. What gives?". The Daily Caller. Betsy Rothstein. 9 September 2014.
- ↑ "Baton Rouge: Breitbart’s Lee Stranahan Arrested While Covering Riot". Breitbart News.
- ↑ "Baton Rouge Protesters Flee to Private Property, Militarized Police Chase Them Off and Arrest Many". Reason. Anthony L. Fisher. 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "At least 3 journalists at Alton Sterling protest arrested by Baton Rouge police outside headquarters". The Advocate. Bryn Stole. 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "THE PARTY’S OVER: Breitbart Reporter Quits For A Second Time After Editor Kicks Him Out Of The White House". The Daily Caller. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- ↑ "From Breitbart to Sputnik". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
- ↑ "Occupy Unmasked (2012) reviews". Fandango.