Eileen AJ Connelly is a veteran journalist and educator who joined TheWrap in 2022 as a business reporter. She’s covered the insurance industry, the real estate industry and Wall Street for a number of publications and previously worked at The Associated Press, Dow Jones Newswires, the Staten Island Advance. She is also an editor at the New York Post and teaches journalism at Baruch College, City University of New York.
Experience:
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Independent to Take Over BuzzFeed Sites in UK, Ireland — Including HuffPost and Tasty
The digital media brands will combine their publishing, data and advertising platforms as BuzzFeed continues to struggle
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Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for FTX Fraud
Disgraced former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX was in federal court for sentencing on seven criminal counts Thursday
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AI Helps Google Double Bad Advertiser Account Suspensions to 12.7 Million Ahead of Election
The search giant is using large language models to ferret out scams, deepfakes and other bad actors from its ads
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Karlie Kloss, Joshua Kushner Strike Deal to Relaunch Life Magazine
Kloss’ Bedford Media plans to bring the publication back in both print and digital form in deal with Dotdash Meredith
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Newsmax $50 Million Investment From Qatari Royals Came With Instructions: ‘Soften Its On-Air Coverage’ of U.S. Ally | Report
The right-leaning cable news network’s CEO Christopher Ruddy denies he directed any reporting on the country
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Ousted CEO of Former Sports Illustrated Publisher Sues for $20 Million
Ross Levinsohn claims investor Manoj Bhargava pushed him out for trying to prevent illegal efforts to bust union and more
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Trump’s Truth Social Soars 50% in Stock Debut
Shares of Trump Media and Technology Group started trading Tuesday under the ticker symbol “DJT”
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Disney Proxy Fight Is About Board Members, Not CEO, Trian Says: ‘This Campaign Is Not About Mr. Iger’
The latest statement to shareholders says “Disney’s problems lay at the feet of the board,” calls Iger “admired and respected”
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Reddit Shares Dip in 2nd Trading Day
The social media site’s stock saw a 48% leap after its IPO Thursday
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Tennessee Becomes First State to Enact Law That Protects Musicians From AI
The legislation aims to shield artists from unethical use of their voices, images and likenesses through artificial intelligence
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Trump’s Truth Social to Go Public After Merger Approved
The former president stands to net $3.4 billion in the deal to take his social media site public, but he can’t cash out for months
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US Files Antitrust Suit Against Apple, Accuses Tech Giant of iPhone Monopoly
The suit, joined by 16 state attorneys general, claims Apple limits choices and drives up prices for consumers
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Reddit Debuts on New York Stock Exchange, Prices IPO at $34 Per Share
The social media company kicked off its long-awaited public offering at the top of the expected range
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Disney Proxy Fight: Institutional Shareholder Services Backs Nelson Peltz for Board
The shareholder advisory service did not back other activist nominees but said Peltz would help focus hunt for successor to CEO Bob Iger
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Spotify Payouts to Artists Top $9 Billion for 2023 – Another New Record
More than 78,850 artists got a check, with 1,250 getting $1 million or more
