Jordan Chariton

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Jordan Chariton
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Chariton in May 2020
Born (1986-09-20) September 20, 1986 (age 34)
Alma materUniversity of Tampa
Career
ShowStatus Coup
StyleProgressive
CountryUnited States
Previous show(s)
Websitestatuscoup.com

Jordan Daniel Chariton (born September 20, 1986) is an American investigative reporter. Chariton is the co-founder and CEO of Status Coup,[1] a progressive media outlet that features investigative and in-field reporting on politics, social justice issues, and the environment.

Chariton previously worked for digital news network The Young Turks,[2][3] where he covered the 2016 presidential election,[4] the protests at Standing Rock, North Dakota,[5] and notably the Flint water crisis.[6]

Early life and career[]

Chariton was born and raised in Long Island, New York, graduating from Massapequa High School in 2004.[3][7] He graduated from the University of Tampa in 2008.[3]

Chariton was the first investigative reporter hired by The Young Turks network. He was hired to run "The Young Turks Politics" arm of the network, involved largely in on-the-scene reporting rather than reporting from the network's main studio in Culver City, California. He is best known for covering (at the scene) the Flint water crisis,[6] the protests at Standing Rock, North Dakota,[5] and the DNC Wikileaks scandal[8] as well as the Podesta emails.[9] He reported on the controversy involving Democratic National Committee interim chairwoman Donna Brazile during the 2016 presidential election.[4] He also reported on the water crisis at Cape Fear, North Carolina.[10]

Prior to joining The Young Turks, Chariton worked as a contributor for cable news networks Fox News[3] and MSNBC[3] for a total of four years. When Gloria Allred accidentally publicly released her press email list in 2012, Chariton was on it representing MSNBC.[11] Chariton also reported for TheWrap[12] and TVNewser, Salon,[3] and Mediaite,[3] as well as the non-profit 92nd Street Y[3][13] where he was nominated for a 2013 Webby Award.

Chariton and The Young Turks cameraman Ty Bayliss were arrested in St. Louis on October 3, 2017 while reporting on a demonstration against police violence. The protest was organized in response to the acquittal (in September 2017) of Jason Stockley, a St. Louis police officer who fatally shot Anthony Lamar Smith. After the arrest, on misdemeanor charges of trespassing,[14] Cenk Uygur tweeted to demand the immediate release of Chariton and Bayliss and to declare that the arrest was a violation of the First Amendment and a clear attack on the freedom of the press.[14]

Allegations, departure from The Young Turks, and settlement[]

On November 17, 2017, Chariton parted from The Young Turks, days after he was accused of sexual assault in a contributor HuffPost blog post by Christian Chiakulas, which was quickly removed by the platform.[15][16] He was alleged to have assaulted an activist and reporter, Carly Hammond, who worked with him at his former news organization, Truth Against the Machine.[17][18] During an online broadcast on November 22, 2017, host Cenk Uygur alleged that Chariton had misused company resources in promoting Truth Against the Machine.[19] The Young Turks gave the misuse of company resources and having a sexual relationship with a subordinate as the grounds for his firing.[18] Carly Hammond narrated her version of events in a livestream recorded and broadcast by commentator Tim Black[20] that has since been delisted or deleted from youtube. Another political activist who was a witness to the events provided a detailed narrative disputing Hammond's version of events, likewise via the medium of youtube.[21] Chariton published a defense of himself declaring innocence of all allegations, and his intent to pursue litigation.[22][23][24]

The Young Turks later revised their initial public statement on January 12, 2018, saying in part, "we never said, or meant to infer, that he 'stole' anything from us. This chapter is now closed."[25] Chariton settled the matter with TYT.[26] Chiakulas also later apologized for the way he used private information without permission in an earlier post in an additional post on HuffPost.[27] On January 18, 2018, HuffPost fully removed their contributor blogging platform due to misuse and unverifiable postings.[26]

Jordan Chariton Reports[]

In February, 2018, Chariton launched a YouTube channel and reporting website under an umbrella of reporting called Jordan Chariton Reports. As part of Jordan Chariton Reports, on May 27, 2018, he released an investigative piece on TruthDig showing that the science and data used to declare the water safe in Flint, Michigan was suspect,[28] which was later featured on May 31, 2018, on the Thom Hartmann Program.[29]

Status Coup[]

In 2018 Chariton started, jointly with Jenn Dize, a progressive independent investigative reporting network and media outlet, called Status Coup,[30][31][32] which features in-field and investigative reporting around the country from both them and other reporters.[33]

Continuing Flint Water Crisis[]

Main article: Flint Water Crisis

On April 23, 2019, Status Coup released the documentary Flushing Flint which claimed that the water testing by Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) was manipulated by MDEQ staff taking water samples after flushing running water from taps for several minutes before taking the samples, contrary to normal procedures for water testing for lead and copper, and by MDEQ staff telling residents that they should take water samples after flushing running water from their taps for several minutes.[34][35] This would clearly contravene the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidance that samples taken must be "first-draw samples at taps in homes/buildings".[36]

On April 16, 2020, evidence of corruption and a cover-up in the Flint Water Crisis by former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and his “fixer” Rich Baird was exposed in an article published by Vice News. The article was written by Jordan Chariton and Jenn Dize, the co-founders of Status Coup, with photos by Brittany Greeson.[37] The responses from Michigan state authorities denied that a deadline was approaching, and said that criminal prosecutions would follow.[38][39]

Second Amendment rally livestream[]

Youtube removed a Status Coup livestream of a peaceful Second Amendment rally in January 2021 after the online platform alleged the footage was a violation of its firearms policy.[31][40][32] The footage was restored by Youtube after Chariton protested the move on Twitter.[31][40]

Storming of the United States Capitol[]

Main article: 2021 storming of the United States Capitol

On 6 January 2021, the United States Capitol was stormed by protesters. Jon Farina, the cameraman for Status Coup recorded the footage which got licensed and reused by multiple media organisations such as ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, CNN, MSNBC, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Associated Press and The New York Times.[31][40][32] Youtube later took down the Status Coup footage stating that it was "advancing claims of election fraud" while the same footage used by other media organisations was still up on the platform.[31][40][32]

Chariton said the situation made him angry and perplexed that YouTube could not distinguish between footage documenting a historical event and people purposefully spreading misinformation regarding the 2020 US election.[32] He described Youtube's move as "alarming and dangerous" and hoped that other media organisations would speak out against "the onslaught of censorship against leftist channels."[31][40] Chariton said that it was part of a wider trend to remove "independent and progressive channels" which advertisers found unfavourable, done by Youtube under the pretext of "removing extremist right-wing content".[31][40] He stated "it is corporate censorship by YouTube" aimed at appeasing "corporate advertisers".[31][40]

Chariton has shifted his previous stance supporting the removal of outlets for disseminating conspiracy theories to one having the "right" to say controversial views or information "dressed up as journalism" as long as calls for violence are not made.[32] He opposes Big Tech platforms "making decisions to avoid regulation determining through their algorithm what is and isn't trustworthy news".[32]

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