Eliana Yael Johnson (born ) is an American journalist and editor-in-chief of the ''
Washington Free Beacon''.
Early life and education
Johnson is the daughter of Sally (née Zusman) and
Scott W. Johnson, one of the three
Dartmouth lawyers who founded
Power Line
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, an American political blog publication. She is of
Jewish
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descent. She was raised in the
Twin Cities
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area of
Minnesota
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.
In 2006, she graduated with a B.A. in history from
Yale University
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.
Career
Johnson previously worked as a producer at
Fox News
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on Sean Hannity's television program ''
Hannity
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'' and as a staff reporter at ''
The New York Sun
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''.
In August 2014, after two years with ''
National Review
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'', she was promoted from media editor to Washington editor replacing
Robert Costa, who had left to join ''
The Washington Post
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'' in November 2013.
In November 2016, she became national political reporter at ''
Politico
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''.
In September 2019, Johnson was named editor-in-chief of the ''Washington Free Beacon'', succeeding founding editor
Matthew Continetti.
References
External links
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Living people
21st-century American women writers
National Review people
Yale University alumni
21st-century American women journalists
21st-century American journalists
Journalists from Minnesota
1980s births
Year of birth missing (living people)