How Bloomberg Media reached its subscription target faster than expected
Rahat Kapur of Campaign spoke to Bloomberg Media chief digital officer Julia Beizer about its strategy. Kapur writes, “Over the past three years, Bloomberg Media introduced several digital enhancements aimed at meeting the evolving demands of its audience, including the introduction of real-time watchlists, vertical video content, and significant upgrades to its mobile app, all of […]
Bloomberg Government hires Tran to cover appropriations
Bloomberg Government has hired Ken Tran to cover appropriations. He will start in September. Tran is a reporter on USA Today’s Congress and campaigns team. Since joining USA Today in 2022, Tran has reported on some of the biggest political stories in the country, from the 2022 midterms to leadership fights in Congress to the presidential primaries, […]
Barr, former Bloomberg TV and CNBC reporter, dies at 46
Beccy Barr, who worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Television and CNBC, died at 46 from cancer. Helen Pidd of The Guardian writes, “Beccy studied government and economics at the London School of Economics, graduating in 2000, and then did a postgraduate diploma in newspaper journalism at City University. “One of her first TV jobs was […]
Deputy ME van der Walt departing Bloomberg
Bloomberg News deputy managing editor Eddie van der Walt is leaving the news organization after nine years. He has been on the Markets Live team covering global financial markets with a focus on commodities in London. Before Bloomberg, van der Walt was a markets reporter for ICIS Heren, covering natural gas. He also worked at FastMarkets Ltd. […]
Bloomberg’s Epstein to cover Harris campaign
Bloomberg News real estate reporter Jennifer Epstein is moving to cover the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris. She has been covering residential real estate for the past two years. Epstein previously was a correspondent covering the White House. Before joining Bloomberg Politics in February 2015, she spent more than four years at Politico, including time […]
Bloomberg hires Miller as managing editor
Myles Miller has been hired by Bloomberg News to be a managing editor. Miller has been a reporter for WNBC-TV, where he covered critical stories involving law enforcement, counter-terrorism, and the courts, while also leading breaking news coverage for WNBC-TV, NBCNewYork.com, and FAST/OTT. His reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic earned him the prestigious duPont-Columbia Award and an Emmy […]
Bloomberg Law taps Francis as team leader
Bloomberg Law has named Laura Francis as a team leader for litigation coverage. She previously was a deputy team leader managing a team of reporters covering labor, employment, and immigration law developments. Francis was also senior legal editor at Bloomberg Law, where she has worked since 2005. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland […]
Bloomberg hires Volpicelli to cover Europe tech
Gian Volpicelli has been hired by Bloomberg News to cover tech in Europe. He previously was at Politico Europe covering technology. He also worked as a senior writer covering tech and society at Wired. Volpicelli joined Wired as a contributing editor in 2017 and then served as a senior editor. He worked freelance for Vice. He was […]
ProPublica hires Bloomberg Law’s Green to be DC senior editor
ProPublica announced on Thursday that veteran investigative journalist Ronnie Greene will serve as senior editor in Washington, D.C., and oversee a growing operation of journalists covering centers of power in the nation’s capital. Greene joins ProPublica from Bloomberg Law, where he was a chief investigative correspondent and worked on a series of stories that revealed […]
Bloomberg hires WSJ’s Purnell to cover tech in Hong Kong
Bloomberg News has hired Newley Purnell to cover technology in Hong Kong. He has been at The Wall Street Journal covering tech across Asia, with an emphasis on U.S. “titans’ battles” in global markets. Prior to joining the Journal, Purnell was with Bloomberg BNA working as a special correspondent covering business and economic issues in Southeast Asia. Before that, […]
