Bloomberg taps Ballentine to cover market/ETF trends on personal finance team
Claire Ballentine will be on the personal finance team at Bloomberg, covering market/ETF trends and the broader realm of how wealth and money impact everything. Previously, she was covering the EFT industry as a reporter on the cross asset team. She has also served as a reporter on the pursuits team and was also a […]
Bloomberg Law reporter Lee leaving for grad school
Bloomberg Law health regulatory reporter Jacquie Lee is leaving to go to school to become a psychologist. Her last day was Thursday. Lee has been writing about health policy, politics, and the ever-evolving pharmaceutical industry. She has written about all things labor and employment related, from union contracts and collective bargaining law, to trends in lobbying and […]
Bloomberg TV scraps show with NYU professor Galloway
Bloomberg TV is scrapping its plan to launch a streaming show based around New York University professor Scott Galloway, reports Lachlan Cartwright and Maxwell Tani of The Daily Beast. Cartwright and Tani report, “‘We’ve reached a mutual decision with Scott Galloway not to proceed with our previously announced Bloomberg Quicktake project,’ a Bloomberg Media spokesperson told The Daily Beast. ‘It will […]
Bloomberg Industry union to CEO: Please reconsider return to office
The union that represents staffers at Bloomberg Industry Group sent the following to CEO Josh Eastright: Dear Josh, The Guild has previously emphasized to you and the labor-management committee our concerns, backed by the support of more than half the bargaining unit, about INDG’s rushed return-to-office plans. We were rebuffed and told that INDG’s plan […]
BusinessWeek econ editor Coy to join NY Times opinion section
Peter Coy, the longtime economics editor at Bloomberg BusinessWeek, has been hired by the New York Times opinion section. He will continue to write about economics. Coy covers a wide range of economic issues and also held the position of senior writer. Coy joined the magazine in December 1989 as telecommunications editor, then became technology […]
Snyder to launch daily email newsletter about media
Business journalist Gabriel Snyder is launching Off the Record, a daily email newsletter about New York media, reports Politico. Currently, Snyder is working as an independent consultant, providing editorial services and strategic advice to publishers, including the Columbia Journalism Review, The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter, He has also produced work for clients […]
Bloomberg among most aggressive in return to office strategies
Alex Sherman of CNBC examines how news organizations such as Bloomberg are returning to the office. Sherman writes, “Bloomberg LP is among the most aggressive organizations in getting its employees back to work. Bloomberg owns offices around the world, spending millions of dollars to decorate them with fish tanks, transparent walls, curved escalators and digital signs […]
Bloomberg’s Benjaminson promoted to deputy ME
Bloomberg has promoted Wendy Benjaminson to the role of deputy managing editor, Bloomberg Politics. Previously, she was politics editor. She replaces Kevin Whitelaw in her new role. Before joining Bloomberg, Benjaminson was managing editor at McClatchy. She was also managing editor, government and politics, at USA Today. Benjaminson has also been with the Associated Press […]
Newest hires Bloomberg TV’s Fox as editor in chief
Longtime Bloomberg Television host Pimm Fox has been named editor in chief of Newest Media. Fox will assume the post on July 15. The Newest portfolio includes The Voice of Business, The International Business Exchange leadership conference and The IRG Index of Corporate Economic Growth and Influence. “As Newest expands its programming, Pimm will lead […]
Bloomberg’s Doherty to cover Bank of America
Bloomberg News reporter Katherine Doherty has switched beats and has joined the finance team to cover Bank of America, Citadel Securities and the exchanges. Previously, Doherty was a credit reporter, reporting on bankruptcy/debt. She previously also interned at Bloomberg covering global and U.S. health care. Prior to joining Bloomberg, Doherty was a distressed-debt/bankruptcy reporter at […]
