Tara Francis Chan

Operations Director

Tara Francis Chan is The Appeal’s operations director and was a senior editor. She was previously a senior editor at Newsweek, where she led coverage of politics and social issues, and was the launch editor of Business Insider’s Asia desk, where she helped establish the editorial scope and operations of a news team across three continents. In these roles, her reporting and editing often centered on the human rights crisis and mass extrajudicial incarceration of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. She was also the editor of a leading Australian magazine where she managed special projects including a bestselling book, that raised $2.5 million for a social enterprise, and launched a national conference series. She was previously a finalist for Young Australian Journalist of the Year.

Tara graduated with a bachelor in communications and a diploma in innovation management from the University of New South Wales, where she was a William McIlrath Rural Scholar, and has since worked on projects in New York, London, Moscow, Sydney, Edinburgh, and Abu Dhabi.

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Articles by Tara Francis Chan

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Is Fresh Off His Book Tour, But Activists Say He Doesn’t Live Up to His National Reputation

Progressive lawmakers and activists say Cuomo has failed to adequately protect those who are out of work, at risk of losing their homes, or living behind bars, where the virus has spread rapidly.

Tara Francis Chan, Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg Nov 19, 2020

The Count #18: Trump Gives Away Plan to Steal Election

The Count is a daily newsletter and live show from The Appeal and NowThis, focused on what happens in the scenario that the 2020 presidential race is too close to call on election night, if President Donald Trump makes good on his promise to not accept the election results, and what we can do in the 77 days between election day and the inauguration to uphold our democracy.

Tara Francis Chan Nov 03, 2020

The Count #3: White Extremist Groups Pledge To “Poll Watch” For Trump

The Count is a daily newsletter and live show from The Appeal and NowThis, focused on what happens if the 2020 presidential race is too close to call on election night, if President Donald Trump then makes good on his promise to not accept the election results, and what we can do in the 77 days between election day and the inauguration to uphold our democracy.

Tara Francis Chan

The Count: Trump’s Plot To Steal The Election

The Count is a daily newsletter and live show from The Appeal and NowThis, focused on what happens in the scenario that the 2020 presidential race is too close to call on election night, President Donald Trump makes good on his promise to not accept the election results, and what we can do in the 77 days between election day and the inauguration to uphold our democracy.

Tara Francis Chan Oct 13, 2020

The Count #1

Launched alongside our new daily show The Count, we’re focusing on what happens in the scenario that the 2020 presidential race will be too close to call on election night, that President Donald Trump makes good on his promise to not accept the election results—and what we can do in the 77 days between election day and the inauguration to uphold our democracy.

Tara Francis Chan Oct 09, 2020