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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Natasha Lyonne Is a ‘Human Lie Detector’ in Trailer for Rian Johnson’s Mystery-of-the-Week Series ‘Poker Face’
The Peacock series premieres Jan. 26
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Roku Tops 70 Million Active Accounts Worldwide
The platform said the number of hours users spent streaming leaped 19% during 2022
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Amazon Layoffs Leap to 18,000 as Economy Slows
The e-commerce giant joins broader tech industry as it eliminates more jobs from its main website, stores and human resources operations
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Ruggero Deodato, ‘Cannibal Holocaust’ Director, Dies at 83
The Italian director known as “Monsiuer Cannibal” was an inspiration for Quentin Tarantino, Oliver Stone, Eli Roth
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Twitter Rival Mastodon Turns Down Silicon Valley Funding Offers
“Mastodon will not turn into everything you hate about Twitter,” founder Eugen Rochko says
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Piers Morgan’s Twitter Account Hacked, Spews Offensive Posts for Nearly an Hour
The British TV commentator’s account spouted offensive comments about the Queen, others, until it was shut down and wiped clean
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Saudi Arabia Takes Control of AR Pioneer Magic Leap in $450 Million Deal (Report)
The Florida company released its first headset in 2018 but scaled back to focus on the business market after little consumer uptake
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AMC Shares Plunge 15% After $110 Million Capital Raise, Reverse Stock Split Proposal
The theater chain’s volatile shares dropped to their lowest point since 2020 in Thursday trading amid equity shakeup
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YouTube Secures Rights to NFL Sunday Package for $2 Billion Yearly Price Tag
The Google company, which was in hot pursuit of the deal alongside Apple and Amazon, announced the close on Thursday
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Tesla Shares Continue Slide as Elon Musk Eyes Twitter Exit
Musk’s poll asking about finding new Twitter head did not help the electric car maker gain traction on Wall Street
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Vice Media to Miss 2022 Revenue Target by $100 Million (Report)
The shortfall could impact digital media company’s efforts to sell itself to Antenna Group
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FIFA World Cup Turns Down Zelenskyy Pitch to Call for World Peace at Sunday’s Final (Report)
The media-savvy Ukrainian president is still negotiating in hopes of speaking to the massive international audience
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Twitter Threatened With EU Sanctions Following Elon Musk’s Journalist Purge
New laws in Europe requiring “media freedom” could result in crackdown
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David Fincher to Receive French Film Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award
The “Fight Club” director will be honored at the 2023 César Awards in February
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James Patterson to Finish Novel by the Late Michael Crichton
The prolific author, who previously collaborated with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, is expected to have the Hawaii-based tale ready to publish in 2024
