Bloomberg denies interest in Dow Jones, Washington Post

Axios reported last week that Michael Bloomberg had expressed interest in acquiring Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, or The Washington Post.

Here’s an official response to recent media reports and speculation:

“There have been no conversations with anyone or either organization about an acquisition. The company has no interest in acquiring either.” – Ty Trippet, Bloomberg LP spokesman.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.