McCarthy departs TechCrunch for Bloomberg
Marcella McCarthy has joined Bloomberg’s new Latin American initiative, Bloomberg Línea, where she will be covering tech/startups and serving as the publication’s U.S. correspondent. Recently, McCarthy was at TechCrunch, where she covered Latin America, Miami and health tech globally. Her work has also appeared in The Miami Herald, The American Academy of Neurology, Yahoo, Yahoo […]
Bloomberg TV taps Jacquez as booking producer
Yahaira Jacquez is now a booking producer at Bloomberg TV. Previously, she was a reporter/producer at Reuters. Jacquez had been with Reuters for over 5 years, joining as a live editor and then serving as a producer. She was also an editorial intern at Reuters. Her work has also been featured in the Daily Mail, […]
Bloomberg names leaders of German news operation
Christoph Rauwald in Frankfurt and Birgit Jennen in Berlin have been named to run Bloomberg’s news operations in Germany together. Rauwald has been a senior reporter covering Volkswagen and Daimler AG, among other companies. He previously spent seven years at Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal, and three years at Handelsblatt. Jennen has been […]
“Bloomberg Wealth” TV show debuts Tuesday
Bloomberg Media announced Tuesday the launch of “Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein.” The bi-weekly show will air at 9 p.m. on Bloomberg Television. In one-on-one interviews with high-profile investing executives, Rubenstein will iscuss how they created wealth for themselves and others, lessons learned, and the opportunities they plan to pursue. “Bloomberg Wealth will provide viewers […]
Bloomberg’s Eom now on the Markets Live Blog team
Jaehyun Eom has temporarily switched beats and has joined the Markets Live Blog team at Bloomberg covering FX/rates, stocks and more. Previously, he was a reporter in Korean language, covering economy and the financial market of South Korea. He has also worked on the Foreign Exchange team and International Economics division as a staff reporter […]
Bloomberg taps Yee to cover equality
Amy Yee has joined Bloomberg as a reporter covering equality. Yee is a former staff reporter and correspondent for the Financial Times. She has also written for New York Times, The Economist, NPR, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, National Geographic, The Guardian, The Nation, The Atlantic.com, Science Magazine, Foreign Policy and Forbes among others. Yee […]
Bloomberg hires Avis to cover Israel economy, government
Bloomberg News has hired Daniel Avis to cover the Israel economy and government. He will be based in Tel Aviv and work closely with Bloomberg colleagues there and across the Middle East. Avis previously spent five years with the BBC, working as a broadcast journalist for “Newshour,” the BBC’s flagship international news program. He interned on the […]
Bloomberg experiments with subscriber-only content to boost retention
Mark Stenberg of Adweek reports that Bloomberg Media is experimenting with subscriber-only content as as way to boost retention. Stenberg writes, “Bloomberg Media has begun experimenting with offering subscriber-only content related to its free, talent-driven products, such as its newsletter and podcast Odd Lots. “While claims about retention rates require time to validate, early engagement […]
Gray departs Bloomberg for LA Times
The Los Angeles Times has hired Philip Gray as deputy op-ed editor Opinion. Gray joins from Bloomberg News, where he was an editor for 6 years on the diversity and sustainability teams. Prior to Bloomberg, he was with The New York Times for more than 7 years, joining as a copy editor for Business Day. […]
Bloomberg Industry union taking steps to resist return to office
Jason Albright, the unit chair of the union representing journalists at Bloomberg Industry Group, sent out the following: Dear Colleagues, As the Guild continues the fight against a premature return to the office in July, it’s clear that INDG is not taking the safety or equity issues involved seriously enough. Sadly, it looks like the company prefers […]
