INTERVIEW — EMILY JASHINSKY – Culture editor, The Federalist
- Recap of the top culture stories of 2018
- Jashinsky: Kevin Hart Missed A Big Opportunity To Stare Down The Outrage Mob
- Jashinsky: Why ‘SNL’ Still Can’t Find Its Footing In The Trump Era
- Reflect on the passing of her colleague Bre Payton. Bre Payton, 26-year-old conservative writer, dies following sudden illness (CNN) Bre Payton, a commentator and staff writer for The Federalist, died Friday in San Diego after a sudden illness, according to the conservative online magazine. She was 26. Payton quickly became a featured commentator for conservative outlets after joining The Federalist in April 2015, an obituary on the site said, making regular appearances on Fox News, Fox Business Channel and One America News Network, or OANN. “Bre brightened the lives of everyone around her,” it said. “She was joyful, hard-working, and compassionate, and she leaves behind friends and colleagues for whom she brought nothing but sweetness and light.” Payton was found “unresponsive and barely breathing” Thursday, according to a CaringBridge.org page shared on Twitter by The Federalist’s publisher, Ben Domenech. Following a CT scan and extensive testing, she was diagnosed with the H1N1 flu and meningitis.
