Tara Francis Chan 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. @taramfrancis
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 #17: Will Pennsylvania Decide 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, 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
The Count #16: Will The Youth Vote Sink Trump? 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
The Count #15: Kavanaugh Invites Trump 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, 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
The Count #14: How To Make Sure Your Ballot Counts 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 Oct 29, 2020
The Count #13: Can We Trust Presidential Polls This Year? 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
The Count #12: Trump Supporters’ Bad Faith Attack On Mail-In Voting 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
The Count #11: The Gaslighting of The American Voter 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 Oct 23, 2020
The Count #10: How Trump Could Exploit Election Night Coverage 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 Oct 22, 2020
The Count #9: Are We Headed For Election Deja Vu? 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
The Count #8: Mobilizing Against Trump’s Assault On Democracy 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
The Count #7: Resisting Trump’s Play For Absolute Power 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
The Count #6: How We Can Stop Trump From Stealing 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, 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 Oct 16, 2020
The Count #5: Would SCOTUS Let Trump 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, 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
The Count #4: Republicans Enabling Trump’s Election Theft 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 Oct 15, 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