Tara Palmeri

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Tara Palmeri
Born (1987-09-01) September 1, 1987 (age 36)
WME[2]

Tara Palmeri (born September 1, 1987) is an American journalist. She is currently the Senior Political Correspondent for subscription news platform Puck.[3] Previously, she served as Chief National Correspondent at Politico[4] and host and chief investigative reporter of two Sony Music podcasts: "Broken: Seeking Justice" and "Power: The Maxwells". She previously worked for Washington Examiner and the New York Post and was a White House correspondent for ABC News.[5][6]

Personal life

Palmeri was born on September 1, 1987, in New York.[citation needed] She attended American University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Public Communication in 2008.[7][8]

Career

Palmeri started her career at CNN as a news assistant in the D.C. bureau in 2009. She subsequently joined the Washington Examiner where she co-wrote a daily column called "Yeas & Nays".[8][9][10]

She moved to New York in 2010 when she was hired by the

murder-suicide. Palmeri then began covering politics as a New York City Hall
reporter.

FBI background checks, which led White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer to call Palmeri "an idiot with no real sources."[14]

news cycle and impact every aspect of our audience’s lives."[6]

Palmeri left ABC News and re-joined Politico to work as a co-author of its newsletter Playbook in 2021.[7] In 2022, Palmeri joined the journalism startup Puck.[3] At Puck, Palmeri broke the news that Nancy Pelosi would resign as Speaker of the House after the 2022 midterm elections.[17]

TJ Ducklo incident

While at Politico, Palmeri's reporting led to a White House official resigning early in the

Deputy Press Secretary TJ Ducklo had threatened Palmeri, telling her he would "destroy her" if she published a story about his relationship with Alexi McCammond, an NBC, MSNBC and Axios reporter. 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

  1. ^ https://www.offassignment.com/wids/elaina-plott-tara-palmeri
  2. ^ Sun, Rebecca. "CNN Taps Politico's Tara Palmeri As Political Analyst (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b Razo, Eduardo. "Tara Palmeri to Leave Politico, Will Join Puck". Barrett Media. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  4. ^ Wemple, Erik. "Some personnel news from Politico". Twitter. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  5. ^ pompeo, joe (September 29, 2017). "ABC POACHES TARA PALMERI, A POLITICO RISING STAR". Vanity Fair.
  6. ^ a b Moraes, Lisa (October 5, 2017). "Tara Palmeri Joins ABC News As White House Correspondent". Deadline.
  7. ^ a b Beaujon, Andrew. "Politico Announces Its New Playbook Team". Washingtonian. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  8. ^ a b Christine (25 September 2009). "Hellos & Goodbyes at Examiner's Yeas & Nays". Adweek. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  9. ^ Janet Donovan (12 July 2010). "Tara Palmeri Moves to Page Six". NBC Washington. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  10. ^ Michael Wargo (11 August 2010). "Alumna's on Career Fast Track". American University. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  11. ^ Chris Rovzar (22 June 2010). "'Page Six' Has a New Henchwoman: Tara Palmeri". Daily Intelligencer. New York Magazine. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Staffed-up POLITICO Europe to launch April 21". Politico Media. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  13. ^ Grinapol, Corinne. "Politico Adds Eliana Johnson, Moves Tara Palmeri to the White House Beat". Adweek. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  14. ^ Wemple, Erik. "Sean Spicer on Politico reporter: 'an idiot with no real sources'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  15. ^ Katz, A.J. "Politico's Tara Palmeri Joins CNN as Political Analyst". TVNewser. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  16. ^ de Moraes, Lisa. "Tara Palmeri Joins ABC News As White House Correspondent". Deadline. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  17. ^ Ahmann, Tim; Heavey, Susan (2022-11-17). "Pelosi to pass leadership torch as top U.S. House Democrat -news website Puck". Reuters. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  18. ^ Caleb Ecarma (February 12, 2021). ""I Will Destroy You": Biden Aide Threatened a Politico Reporter Pursuing a Story on His Relationship". Vanity Fair. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  19. ^ Brian Schwartz (February 12, 2021). "Biden spokesman suspended for a week after reportedly threatening reporter". CNBC. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  20. ^ Mai, H. J. (February 13, 2021). "White House Press Aide TJ Ducklo Resigns Over Threats Against Reporter". NPR. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
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