Maureen O'Connor (journalist)

Maureen O'Connor (born c. 1984) is an American journalist.

O'Connor first began blogging for IvyGate while a student at Princeton University, following stories such as the Yale student abortion art controversy in 2008. She moved to Gawker in November 2009.[1][2] Among scoops she has been credited with breaking was a story about U.S. Congressman Chris Lee's solicitations for sexual partners via Craigslist in February 2011, quickly leading to Lee's resignation.[3][4]

In May 2012, O'Connor was named features editor at New York magazine's The Cut.[5] She started writing New York magazine's Sex Lives column in 2014,[6] and launched New York magazine's Sex Lives podcast in 2015.[7][8] She became a contributing editor at Vanity Fair in 2019.[9]

References
  1. ALEX WILLIAMSMARCH 31, 2010 (2010-03-31). "The Rising Stars of Gossip Blogs - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  2. Kamer, Foster (May 7, 2010). "Media Moves: Gawker's Newest Hire Poached from The Daily Beast". Runnin' Scared blog. The Village Voice. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  3. "21 New Media Innovators". Nymag.com. 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  4. O'Connor, Maureen (February 9, 2011). "Married GOP Congressman Sent Sexy Pictures to Craigslist Babe". Gawker. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  5. Erik Maza (2012-05-29). "Maureen O’Connor Joins The Cut – WWD". Wwd.com. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  6. Chotiner, Isaac (2014-02-23). "The New 'New York' Magazine Is A Lot Like The Old One". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  7. "Introducing New York Magazine's 'Sex Lives' Podcast". The Cut. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  8. joannademkiewicz (2016-04-18). "Sex on Paper". The Riveter Magazine. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  9. "Vanity Fair's Radhika Jones Announces Slew of Staffing Changes | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
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