Alex Wagner
Encyclopedia
Alex Wagner is a journalist based in the United States
. She is currently a political analyst and anchor of the daytime program Now with Alex Wagner
on MSNBC
.
. From 2003 to 2007, she was editor-in-chief of The Fader
magazine, covering cultural movements around the world. She also served as executive director of Not On Our Watch, an advocacy organization focused on mass atrocities and human rights violations.
Wagner then became the White House correspondent for Politics Daily
, a political news magazine under AOL News. She moved to The Huffington Post
after it was acquired by AOL
.
As an analyst on MSNBC
, Wagner has appeared on Countdown with Keith Olbermann
and The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
.
Wagner currently hosts Now with Alex Wagner
weekdays on MSNBC.
, which protects the right to keep and bear arms. She said, "I just think in the grand scheme of the rights that we have; the right of assembly, free speech, I mean, owning a gun does not, it does not tally on the same level as those other Constitutional rights."
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. She is currently a political analyst and anchor of the daytime program Now with Alex Wagner
Now with Alex Wagner
Now with Alex Wagner is a news show on MSNBC hosted by Alex Wagner. The show airs on weekdays at noon ET and debuted on November 14, 2011.-Format:...
on MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
.
Career
Wagner has worked as the cultural correspondent for the Center for American ProgressCenter for American Progress
The Center for American Progress is a progressive public policy research and advocacy organization. Its website states that the organization is "dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through progressive ideas and action." It has its headquarters in Washington D.C.Its President and Chief...
. From 2003 to 2007, she was editor-in-chief of The Fader
The Fader
The FADER, or FADER, is an United States-based music/culture/fashion magazine that covers hip-hop, reggae, independent rock, pop and dance music from around the world.-Overview:...
magazine, covering cultural movements around the world. She also served as executive director of Not On Our Watch, an advocacy organization focused on mass atrocities and human rights violations.
Wagner then became the White House correspondent for Politics Daily
Politics Daily
Politics Daily was an American political journalism web site launched by AOL News in April 2009. It described itself as a "political news magazine for the general reader."Melinda Henneberger, a former Newsweek and New York Times reporter,...
, a political news magazine under AOL News. She moved to The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post is an American news website and content-aggregating blog founded by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, featuring liberal minded columnists and various news sources. The site offers coverage of politics, theology, media, business, entertainment, living, style,...
after it was acquired by AOL
AOL
AOL Inc. is an American global Internet services and media company. AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York. Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services...
.
As an analyst on MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
, Wagner has appeared on Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Countdown with Keith Olbermann is an hour-long weeknight news and political commentary program that airs on Current TV, where it began airing on June 20, 2011. The program was broadcast on MSNBC from March 31, 2003, to January 21, 2011. On MSNBC, the show presented five selected news stories of...
and The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell is an hour-long weeknight news and political commentary program on MSNBC. The program airs live at 10:00 P.M. Eastern Time Monday-Thursday, and is hosted by Lawrence O'Donnell...
.
Wagner currently hosts Now with Alex Wagner
Now with Alex Wagner
Now with Alex Wagner is a news show on MSNBC hosted by Alex Wagner. The show airs on weekdays at noon ET and debuted on November 14, 2011.-Format:...
weekdays on MSNBC.
Views
Wagner favors abolishing the Second Amendment to the United States ConstitutionSecond Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution is the part of the United States Bill of Rights that protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms. It was adopted on December 15, 1791, along with the rest of the Bill of Rights.In 2008 and 2010, the Supreme Court issued two Second...
, which protects the right to keep and bear arms. She said, "I just think in the grand scheme of the rights that we have; the right of assembly, free speech, I mean, owning a gun does not, it does not tally on the same level as those other Constitutional rights."