Jordan Chariton
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Jordan Chariton | |
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| Born | 20 September 1986 |
| Alma mater | University of Tampa |
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| Style | Left-leaning |
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Jordan Chariton (born September 20, 1986) is an American investigative reporter, who formerly[1] worked for the online network, The Young Turks.[2][3]
Chariton was the first investigative reporter hired by the network. He is best known for covering the Flint water crisis, the protests at Standing Rock, and the DNC Wikileaks scandal.[4] He reported on the a controversy involving interim DNC chairwoman Donna Brazile during the 2016 presidential election.[5] Additionally, he has taken an active role in investigating water crises in North Carolina and elsewhere in the country, which, even in the aftermath of the Flint crisis, is a rarely-covered story.[6]
Chariton, who was born and raised on Long Island, New York, graduated from the University of Tampa.[7] Prior to joining The Young Turks, Chariton worked as a contributor for Fox News and MSNBC.[3]
On November 17, 2017, Chariton was fired by The Young Turks after an internal investigation allegedly revealed that Chariton had misused company resources in promoting his side-project, "Truth Against the Machine",[8] and engaged in sexual relations with female subordinates.[9] The investigation was initiated after a women accused Chariton of sexual assault through an article that was published online on, and subsequently taken down from, HuffPost.[10][11] The firing was announced by the main host of The Young Turks, Cenk Uygur, on November 22, 2017, in a live broadcast following the main show that day; Uygur defended his decision in firing Chariton.[9] At one point in the statement, Uygur said: "Jordan, in the past, has done good work for us; he broke a number of stories that were very important, and this does not erase that, and it is actually super sad that it has come to this".[9] However, Uygur believes that Chariton committed "firing offenses" in his behavior and maintains that firing Chariton was "right for the employees here".[9] Chariton, for his part, has denied the allegations[1][8] and in fact intends to pursue litigation against his former employer.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "'Young Turks' reporter vows to sue over his firing". POLITICO. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ "Jordan Chariton". CNBC.
- ^ a b "Bios: Jordan Chariton". The Young Turks.
- ^ "About Jordan Chariton". Corporate Con Job. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ Hains, Tim. "The Young Turks' Reporter Challenges Donna Brazile's Russia Pivot". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ Semuels, Alana. "North Carolina: Where the Government Has Already Weakened Environmental Protections". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ "Jordan Chariton at the RNC & DNC". Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ a b Chariton, Jordan (2017-11-21). "TYT Panic, Clickbait Defeats Journalism, and Back to What Matters". Medium. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- ^ a b c d TYT Statement on Jordan Chariton
- ^ The Young Turks and Reporter Abruptly Part Ways Following Sexual Assault Allegations
- ^ Explaining My TYT Absence