Called "definitive" and "cinematic" by a reviewer in the New York Times,[5] War at the Wall Street Journal was a firsthand account of Rupert Murdoch’s hostile takeover in 2007.
While working at the Journal as a reporter, Ellison documented the clash of titanic personalities and journalistic principles that led to Dow Jones & Company being sold to News Corporation for $5.6 billion.
Her work at the magazine covered a wide range of sensitive cultural and political issues, including an exclusive interview[8] with three former supporters of ‘Jackie’, the subject of a discredited campus rape story by Rolling Stone.
Other prominent stories included exposés of the Washington elite’s hostile reception[9] of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, and the struggle of conservative commentators like Megyn Kelly to attract mainstream audiences after leaving Fox News.
Late in 2017, it was revealed that Ellison would be joining The Washington Post to write features on the intersection of media, politics, and technology.