American journalist (born c. 1982)
Elle Reeve (
born Elspeth Reeve
c. 1982 ;
[1]
[2]
given name pronounced )
[3] is an American journalist and correspondent for
CNN . She previously worked for
HBO 's
Vice News Tonight , where she won a
Peabody Award for her coverage of the 2017
Unite the Right rally in
Charlottesville, Virginia .
Career
Reeve earned her
Bachelor of Journalism degree at the
Missouri School of Journalism in 2005.
[4]
In the 2000s, Reeve was a political editor at
The Wire ; later that decade she joined
The New Republic ,
[5] before being let go in December 2007 by her then-editor,
Franklin Foer , after her then-husband,
Scott Thomas Beauchamp , reported on widespread American war crimes against Iraqi civilians.
[1] She later divorced Beauchamp.
[6] In Reeve's view, she was let go because Foer was simply "tired of dealing with the scandal".
[1] Reeve has also written articles which have appeared in
The Atlantic and
The Daily Beast .
[5]
Reeve covered the August 2017
Unite the Right rally in
Charlottesville, Virginia for Vice News Tonight ,
[7] during which she interviewed neo-Nazi
Christopher Cantwell and other demonstrating white supremacists, capturing footage of them carrying
tiki torches while chanting "
Jews will not replace us! " which went viral.
[5] Her report, entitled Charlottesville: Race and Terror , earned both her and Vice News Tonight a
Peabody Award ,
[8] four
Emmy Awards ,
[9]
[10] and a
George Polk Award .
[11]
In 2018,
Fast Company included Reeve on their 2018 list of the "most creative people in business".
[12] She was also nominated in the journalist category at the tenth annual
Shorty Awards .
[13]
As of 2022
[update] , Reeve is a correspondent for CNN based in
New York City .
[14]
Personal life
On December 31, 2018, Reeve married Jeremy Greenfield;
[15] She had previously been married to
Scott Thomas Beauchamp (m. 2007).
[6] As of September 2021
[update] , Reeve resides in New York City.
[14]
References
^
a
b
c Neyfakh, Leon (December 12, 2007).
"Foer's Foggy New Republic Retraction Doesn't Please Everyone" .
The New York Observer . Archived from
the original on January 4, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2021 .
^
"Elspeth Reeve" .
The Daily Beast .
InterActiveCorp . 2010. Archived from
the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2022 .
^
Cooper, Anderson (July 22, 2021).
Vaccine Hesitancy (Cable news clip).
Anderson Cooper 360° . CNN. Event occurs at 0:25.
Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021 – via Twitter.
^ Dennis, Rachel (February 6, 2006).
"Two Journalism Students Win Hearst Writing Awards" .
Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018 .
^
a
b
c
"Live@Lippman — Elle Reeve" (PDF) .
Nieman Reports (eMagazine).
Nieman Foundation for Journalism . Fall 2017. pp. 4–5.
Archived (PDF) from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021 .
^
a
b
"Elspeth Reeve on Fact-Checking Her Husband's 'Baghdad Diarist' Stories at The New Republic" . Observer . December 11, 2007.
Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019 .
^ Haltiwanger, John (August 8, 2018).
" 'They look like people you know': Reporter behind viral documentary on neo-Nazis in Charlottesville says they recognize her everywhere — including airport security" . Business Insider .
Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^
"Charlottesville: Race and Terror (HBO)" . The Peabody Awards .
Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018 .
^ Boedeker, Hal (October 2, 2018).
" '60 Minutes,' HBO's Charlottesville coverage top Emmys" . orlandosentinel.com .
Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021 .
^ Katz, AJ (September 11, 2019).
"CNN Signs Award-Winning Vice News Correspondent Elle Reeve" . TVNewser (
Adweek ) .
Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2021 .
^
Elle Reeve presented Polk Award for National Television Reporting (
Vimeo video), April 7, 2018,
archived from the original on September 10, 2021, retrieved September 10, 2021 . For further evidence, see
[1]
Archived September 10, 2021, at the
Wayback Machine .
^
"Elle Reeve" . Fast Company . May 30, 2018.
Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^
"Elle Reeve - The Shorty Awards" . The Shorty Awards .
Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^
a
b
"CNN Profiles - Elle Reeve - Correspondent" . CNN .
Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021 .
^ Reeve, Elle (January 6, 2019).
"Got married on New Year's Eve. Pic by @mrglu lights, sound, music, flowers, planning by all our friendspic.twitter.com/HVHlapyubf" .
Archived from the original on June 16, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
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