Laura Wagner

New York

Media Reporter

Education: Georgetown University, BA in government

Laura Wagner is a reporter at The Washington Post covering the changing digital media industry. She previously worked at Defector, where she wrote about media, sports and labor. Before that, she covered media and business at Vice. She has also written for Slate and NPR, and her work has been published by Columbia Journalism Review. She lives in New York.
Latest from Laura Wagner

NBC Washington anchor Leon Harris stepping away to focus on health

The longtime anchor struggled through a news broadcast on Thanksgiving.

December 2, 2024
NBC Washington anchor Leon Harris. (NBC Washington)

What does the Comcast cable spin-off mean for TV viewers and streaming?

Bravo stays with NBC, but other longtime cable networks such as E!, USA and MSNBC will be part of a new company.

November 20, 2024

Judge pauses the Onion’s takeover of Infowars over auction concerns

The Onion had the winning bid in the Infowars bankruptcy auction. A judge said the sale is on hold while he reviews the bidding process.

November 15, 2024
Alex Jones joins supporters of Donald Trump in Washington in 2020.

New York Times tech workers end strike without contract deal

The Tech Guild’s 600-person unit walked off the job just before Election Day.

November 11, 2024
Members of the New York Times Tech Guild picket outside the Times’s headquarters in Manhattan on Friday.

New York Times Tech Guild goes on strike

The walkout, which began just after midnight Monday, could disrupt the New York Times’s election coverage.

November 4, 2024
New York Times Tech Guild workers strike in front of the Times building in Manhattan on Monday.

For The Post, more outrage from readers who say they’ve canceled

After Friday’s announcement that The Washington Post was no longer going to endorse a presidential candidate, subscribers and journalists are responding with anger and dismay.

October 27, 2024
The Washington Post headquarters on K Street Northwest.

The Washington Post says it will not endorse a candidate for president

The Washington Post’s publisher announced Friday that it will not make an endorsement in this year’s presidential contest, for the first time in 36 years, or in future presidential races.

October 25, 2024
The Washington Post offices at 1301 K St. NW.

L.A. Times editorials editor resigns after owner blocks Harris endorsement

Mariel Garza resigned after billionaire owner Patrick Soon-Shiong vetoed the editorial board’s planned endorsement of Harris. The Trump campaign seized on the move.

October 24, 2024
The Los Angeles Times newspaper headquarters in El Segundo, California.

What happens if the NYT’s tech staff strikes on election night?

A message from Times journalists to executives asks: “Can you imagine if our election needle didn’t work?”

October 23, 2024
“We have robust plans in place to ensure that we are able to fulfill our mission and serve our readers,” a Times spokesperson said.

For the reporters of Hell Gate, heaven is covering Mayor Eric Adams

Hell Gate, a two-year-old news start-up, is chronicling and skewering the administration of Mayor Eric Adams, and covering New York like alt-weeklies used to.

October 12, 2024