Susan Antilla
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Susan Antilla is practicing journalist as well as an adjunct professor of journalism
at New York University
.
A self-professed high school troublemaker at her parochial school in New Rochelle, N.Y, she became a successful journalist and author. In 1994, she became the focus of controversy when she wrote an article for the New York Times that repeated false rumors suggesting Presstek Inc. CEO Robert Howard was really a convicted felon named Howard Finkelstein. The Times published an apology, and in 2000 Antilla was eventually ordered to pay damages of $480,000 to Howard. The court judgment was reversed in 2002. In 1997, Howard and Presstek were fined $2.9 million by the SEC for distributing false information to investors.
Antilla has headed the Money section of USA Today
and the financial bureau of the Baltimore Sun. She's also a columnist for Bloomberg
.
Antilla is the author of Tales From the Boom-Boom Room (2002), an expose of sexual harassment
on Wall Street
in the 1990s, focusing especially upon Smith Barney
.
Antilla currently resides in Connecticut.
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
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A self-professed high school troublemaker at her parochial school in New Rochelle, N.Y, she became a successful journalist and author. In 1994, she became the focus of controversy when she wrote an article for the New York Times that repeated false rumors suggesting Presstek Inc. CEO Robert Howard was really a convicted felon named Howard Finkelstein. The Times published an apology, and in 2000 Antilla was eventually ordered to pay damages of $480,000 to Howard. The court judgment was reversed in 2002. In 1997, Howard and Presstek were fined $2.9 million by the SEC for distributing false information to investors.
Antilla has headed the Money section of USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
and the financial bureau of the Baltimore Sun. She's also a columnist for Bloomberg
Bloomberg L.P.
Bloomberg L.P. is an American privately held financial software, media, and data company. Bloomberg makes up one third of the $16 billion global financial data market with estimated revenue of $6.9 billion. Bloomberg L.P...
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Antilla is the author of Tales From the Boom-Boom Room (2002), an expose of sexual harassment
Sexual harassment
Sexual harassment, is intimidation, bullying or coercion of a sexual nature, or the unwelcome or inappropriate promise of rewards in exchange for sexual favors. In some contexts or circumstances, sexual harassment is illegal. It includes a range of behavior from seemingly mild transgressions and...
on Wall Street
Wall Street
Wall Street refers to the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, or...
in the 1990s, focusing especially upon Smith Barney
Smith Barney
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is a retail brokerage joint venture between Morgan Stanley and Citigroup.On January 13, 2009, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup announced that Citigroup would sell 51% of Smith Barney to Morgan Stanley, creating Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, which was formerly a division of...
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Antilla currently resides in Connecticut.