Keith Edwards (media personality)

Keith Edwards
Born
Oakland, California, U.S.
Occupations
Years active2018–present

Keith Edwards is an American media personality and political strategist known for his work in political communications.[1][2]

Career

Edwards began his career as associate producer in the television production reality shows The Real Housewives of Miami and Wicked Single.[3]

Political analysis and public commentary

In 2019, he moved from film to political strategy co-ordination, joining the communications team of New York city council speaker, Corey Johnson.[2] He later worked on Michael Bloomberg's 2020 United States presidential campaign. In 2020, he was appointed the Director of Communications for The Lincoln Project.[4][5][6] The Linoln Project are republicans who stood against Donald Trump in the 2020 and 2024 United States presidential elections.[5][7][8] He led the anti-Trump ads from fellow republicans.[9][10][11] Edwards was profiled in the CBS' 60 Minutes about this work.[12] Following the 2020 election, Edwards later served as a senior digital advisor for Jon Ossoff's senate camapign in Georgia,[13] and then in 2022, he was Communications Director for Nikki Fried’s gubernatorial campaign in Florida.[14][15] He worked with Michigan state senator Mallory McMorrow,[16] California Senator Adam Schiff and U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg. He also writes a newsletter on Substack titled No Lies Detected.[17] In 2024, Edwards was one of 200 influencers invited to the Democratic National Convention.[18][19] Edwards was named one of Wired’s influencers shaping the 2024 election,[20] and was among the group of Gen Z audience invited to attend the State of the Union briefing at the White House by Joe Biden.[21] His work and analysis has been cited in outlets including The Washington Post, Washington Blade, CNN, The New Yorker, CBS News, Newsweek, and New York Magazine.[22][23][1]

Filmography

Year Film Functioned as
2018 The Real Housewives of Miami
2019 Wicked Single

References

  1. ^ a b "The Lincoln Project's Social Guru Keith Edwards on Going Viral". CBS News. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  2. ^ a b "The Man Behind The Lincoln Project's Viral Social Media, Keith Edwards - 60 Minutes". CBS News. 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  3. ^ The Real Housewives of Miami Crew Members List - FamousFix. Retrieved 2025-08-12 – via www.famousfix.com.
  4. ^ "How The Lincoln Project Keeps Going Viral". Newsweek. 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  5. ^ a b Williams, Paige (2020-10-05). "Inside the Lincoln Project's War Against Trump". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  6. ^ "The Lincoln Project's Social Guru Keith Edwards on Going Viral". Black In America. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  7. ^ Williams, Paige (2020-10-05). "Inside the Lincoln Project's War Against Trump". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  8. ^ "How Anti-Trump Republicans Got Into His Head Led by Keith Edwards. It Was Easy". NBC News. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  9. ^ "Disillusioned Republicans take on Trump with viral negative campaign ads". France 24. 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  10. ^ "Lincoln Project set to launch new Facebook attack on Trump". The Hill. 2020-09-03. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  11. ^ "Watch the Anti-Trump Ad by Keith Edwards ABC11 Deemed Too "Inflammatory" for Local Viewers". INDY Week. 2020-06-02. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  12. ^ Ritholtz, Barry (2020-10-12). "60 Minutes on The Lincoln Project". The Big Picture. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  13. ^ "Lincoln Project, Ossoff campaign director Keith Edwards may have violated campaign finance laws: watchdog". Fox News. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  14. ^ Ogles, Jacob (2022-03-14). "Nikki Fried campaign announces trio of key communications hires Keith Edwards, Benjamin Kirby & Caroline Korba". Florida Politics. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  15. ^ "Keith Edwards Tapped As Fried Campaign's New Communication Director". The Capitolist. 2022-03-14. Archived from the original on 2025-06-21. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  16. ^ "Lincoln Project, Ossoff campaign director Keith Edwards may have violated campaign finance laws: watchdog". Fox News. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  17. ^ https://keithedwards.substack.com/
  18. ^ "Meta Turns Its Back On Politics Again, Angering News Creators". Washington Post.
  19. ^ "Instagram accidentally activates setting to limit political content ahead of first Biden-Trump debate".
  20. ^ "A Visual Guide to the Influencers Shaping the 2024 Election". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  21. ^ "Biden Mingled with Gen-Z Influencers at State of the Union Watch Party". TMZ. 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  22. ^ "Lincoln Project's Avowed Ignorance of Weaver Texts Undercut by Leaked Internal Talks". Washington Blade. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  23. ^ "Seven Bleak Takeaways from Showtime's 'The Lincoln Project' Miniseries". The Washington Post. 2022-10-07. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
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