What is Vicky Ward?
[[Image:Vicky-ward-author-photo.jpg|thumb|upright|Vicky Ward in 2010]] '''Victoria Penelope Jane Ward''' (born 3 July 1969) is an American [[writer]] and [[journalism|journalist]]. She is known for her work as a Senior Reporter for [[CNN]]. Before CNN, Ward was a writer and editor for many different magazines and newspapers including ''[[The Independent]]'', ''[[New York Post]]'', ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', ''[[HuffPost]]'', and many others. Some topics she wrote about were [[Jeffrey Epstein]] and his partner [[Ghislaine Maxwell]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/13/politics/epstein-wexner-maxwell-trust-conspiracy/index.html|accessdate=February 24, 2024|title=CNN Exclusive: The rise of the Jeffrey Epstein mystique|publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-communications/why-didnt-vanity-fair-break-the-jeffrey-epstein-story|accessdate=February 24, 2024|title=Why Didn’t Vanity Fair Break the Jeffrey Epstein Story?|publisher=[[The New Yorker]]}}</ref> Ward would say that her article on Epstein included interviews with Annie and Maria Farmer. Annie and Maria both had raised complaints about Epstein and his behavior early on. Ward would say that the interview would be erased from the article by [[Graydon Carter]], the main editor for ''Vanity Fair''. This came after Epstein had pressured the magazine to get rid of it. Ward would also say that she had hired bodyguards because she was threatened by Epstein while she was pregnant. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/13/jeffrey-epstein-alex-acosta-miami-herald-media|accessdate=February 24, 2024|title=Jeffrey Epstein: how US media – with one star exception – whitewashed the story|publisher=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Ward was born in [[Chelmsford]], [[England]] and became a [[naturalized]] U.S. citizen in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/profiles/vicky-ward|accessdate=February 24, 2024|title=Vicky Ward - Senior Reporter|publisher=CNN|archive-date=February 19