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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‘FBI’ Star Missy Peregrym Sets Season 5 Return
While actress was out on maternity leave, her character recovered from injuries caused by a sarin gas attack
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Lettuce Outlasts Resigned UK Prime Minister Liz Truss in Viral Video
A stunt countdown went viral as the British leadership fell amid policy turmoil, and some fans now want the iceberg as the “head” of government
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Semafor Launches News Site, Vows to Deliver a Range of ‘Competing Views’
The independent publication is the brainchild of former NY Times media columnist Ben Smith and former Bloomberg CEO Justin Smith
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Jake Tapper Hit With Hitler Memes After Signing Up for the Alt-Right’s Gab Social: ‘It Is a Cesspool of Hate’ (Video)
The CNN anchor said anti-Jewish and anti-Black posts predominate on the site; notes all platforms that promise “free speech” claim to moderate users
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Facebook Parent Meta Agrees to Sell Giphy After Order From U.K. Watchdog
The social media giant was unable to convince regulators to overturn November ruling that found the $400 million 2020 deal was anticompetitive
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American Music Award Nominations 2022: Bad Bunny Leads With 8; Beyoncé, Drake and Taylor Swift Grab 6 (Full List)
Adele, Harry Styles and The Weeknd each nab five nominations for the fan-voted awards, which will be handed out Nov. 20
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Warner Bros. Discovery Layoffs Hit Cartoon Network, Adult Swim Marketing Execs
Tricia Milton and Jill King are the latest to exit in the conglomerate’s continued downsizing
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Apple TV+ May Introduce Ads as Early as 2023 (Report)
The tech giant has reportedly been holding talks with media executives as it gears up to expand ads from sports programming to streaming
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Meta’s VR Fitness Expansion Looking Up as Feds Loosen Monopoly Restrictions
The Federal Trade Commission filed suit in July to stop the Facebook parent from buying “Supernatural” creator Within Unlimited
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Details of Bill Murray’s ‘Inappropriate’ Behavior That Shut Down ‘Being Mortal’ Revealed (Report)
The veteran funnyman paid more than $100,000 in a settlement after the encounter he claimed was a joke but which the victim saw as sexual
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Tulsi Gabbard Exits Democratic Party With Scathing Video Citing ‘Wokeness,’ Warning of Nuclear War
The former congresswoman and presidential candidate did not announce her political destination but invited other Dems to join her in departing
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Trump-Backed Super Pac Places 6-Figure Ad Buys in Ohio, Pennsylvania Senate Races
Already the most expensive race in the midterms, the MAGA Inc. Super Pac dropped over $400,000 and is expected to spend more
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‘Mad Money’: New Investment Fund Aims to Counter Jim Cramer’s Stock Picks
The ‘Short Jim’ exchange traded fund promises to buy stocks opposite those recommended by the CNBC mainstay
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Meta Still Betting Big on Metaverse Amid Cost-Cutting, Weakening Business Environment
Slowing ad revenue and spending cutbacks come as the Facebook parent gets set to reveal latest virtual realty headset next week
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Joey Ramone’s Music Catalog Sold for $10 Million to Primary Wave Publishing
The legendary punk rocker’s estate joins line of musicians including Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan in monetizing catalog
