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Alexi Jo McCammond (born 1994) is an American political journalist who currently slated to be Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue. She served as an NBC and MSNBC contributor and reporter for the political website Axios.

Education

McCammond attended Guilford High School in Rockford, Illinois. Beginning in 2011, she studied sociology and Spanish language and literature at the University of Chicago as a first-generation student, graduating in 2015. While at the University of Chicago, she also wrote for student political newspaper The Gate.

Career

McCammond started her career as a freelance political writer for the women's magazine Cosmopolitan and later left to become a news editor at women's online news magazine Bustle.

She joined Axios in 2017. McCammond wrote about Michael Bloomberg's withdrawal from the 2020 Democratic primary race in March 2020 as well as leaking presidential schedules revealing that 60% of Donald Trump's days were devoted to "executive time" while he was president.

She received media attention after a November 2019 altercation with former NBA star and TNT commentator Charles Barkley in an Atlanta bar prior to the 2020 Democratic primary debate in Atlanta, Georgia. After she commented that one of Barkley's remarks seemed contradictory, he reportedly said, "I don’t hit women, but if I did I would hit you." Barkley later issued a public apology.

She received further media attention for her relationship with TJ Ducklo, former White House Deputy Press Secretary under Joe Biden, who was fired for allegedly harassing a female reporter. McCammond publicly announced their relationship in February 2021.

Awards

She received the 2019 Emerging Journalist Award from the National Association of Black Journalists and was on 2020's Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

References

  1. "On the campaign trail, alum breaks big stories, reflects on discourse in U.S." University of Chicago News. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  2. ^ Lapin, Tamar (2021-02-09). "Axios reporter reveals relationship with White House aide". New York Post. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  3. McCammond, Alexi. "Bloomberg suspends presidential campaign, endorses Biden". Axios. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  4. Swan, Alexi McCammond,Jonathan. "Scoop: Leaked private schedules show Trump spent 60% of last 3 months in "Executive Time"". Axios. Retrieved 2021-03-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. Draper, Kevin (2019-11-20). "Charles Barkley Is Accused of Threatening a Female Reporter (Published 2019)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  6. Stewart, Kanya (2019-06-24). "NABJ Names Alexi McCammond 2019 Emerging Journalist of the Year". National Association of Black Journalists.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Alexi McCammond". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
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