Sean is a business reporter who covers tech and media for TheWrap based in New York City. His beat includes companies like Meta and TikTok, as well as notable industry figures like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Sean covers the news landscape and closely watches digital media.
Experience:
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Elon Musk’s X Offsets Lost Users With 27% Spike in Post-Election Downloads
As users flee for rivals Bluesky and Threads, X has seen its base hold steady
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MSNBC and NBC News Staffers Are ‘In the Dark’ on What Comcast Spinoff Means for Them
MSNBC could be looking to revamp its lineup and boost ratings, without the help of NBC News moving forward
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Jay Leno Bruised and Battered in 60-Foot Fall That Broke His Wrist: ‘I Was Tumbling Down a Hill’
The former “Tonight Show” host says he fell while taking a steep shortcut to a restaurant before a show in Pennsylvania
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Trump Tells Republican Senators to ‘Hold the Line’ After DA Agrees to Postpone His Sentencing
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg requests sentencing in the Stormy Daniels case be delayed until after Trump serves his next term as president
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CBS’ Kamala Harris Interview ‘Likely’ to Be Reviewed, Trump’s FCC Chairman Says
Brendan Carr says the news distortion complaint over the “60 Minutes” sit-down will be looked at during the Skydance-Paramount deal review
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Shirley Halperin Replaces Hollywood Reporter Co-EIC Nekesa Mumbi Moody
Halperin recently resigned as editor of Los Angeles Magazine
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Bluesky Is Becoming ‘Blue Heaven’ for ‘The Resistance’ to Trump and Musk
The rapidly growing social app has become a virtual safe space for celebs, media pundits, and disaffected X users looking to bash right wingers following the election
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Department of Justice to Compel Google to Sell Chrome, Bloomberg Reports
Google recently said selling off Chrome would “break” the popular web browser
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YouTube Is Bigger Than Spotify and Apple for Podcasts, Research Finds
31% of weekly podcast listeners in the U.S. turn to YouTube for their content, compared to 27% who look to Spotify, Edison Podcast Metrics reports
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Influencers Are Key News Source for 37% of Young People, Pew Survey Finds
Americans ages 18-29 are almost twice as likely as the average person to get their news from influencers
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Elon Musk Is an ‘Unelected Defense Contractor … Doing Ketamine’ While Directing Trump, Says The Verge EIC
Nilay Patel says Musk poses “the most direct and sustained threat” to the First Amendment imaginable
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Trump Picks Campaign Media Team Head Karoline Leavitt as White House Press Secretary
The 27-year-old previously served as assistant press secretary during the president-elect’s first term in office
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LA Times Owner Promises Newsroom ‘Rebirth’ Where ‘All Voices’ Are Heard
“I’m committed to making this happen and to help heal our divided nation through a platform that enables civil discourse,” Patrick Soon-Shiong says
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Bluesky Mocks X, Has ‘No Intention’ of Training AI With User Data
New X rules will allow Elon Musk’s app to train artificial intelligence models based on user content
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Gabrielle Union Ditches X, Says ‘Enough Is Enough’ on Elon Musk’s Platform
The actress states the “return of volatile figures” and a change to Twitter’s rules forced her to abandon the app
