Bloomberg auto reporter leaving for PR job

Alan Ohnsman, a BloombergNews auto and green transportation reporter based in Los Angeles, has resigned to become senior vice president and chief communications officer of TrueCar Inc., a car buying and selling platform. Ohnsman joined Bloomberg in Tokyo in 1999 and has served as the West Coast automotive correspondent for Bloomberg News since 2001. In […]

Bloomberg looks to boost its Bay area profile

Bloomberg aims to increase its presence in the San Francisco Bay area, writes Patrick Hoge of the San Francisco Business Times. Hoge writes, “It’s important to Bloomberg to raise its Bay Area tech profile because while New York City has a great deal of technical talent with expertise in financial systems for trading and portfolio […]

Bloomberg seeks energy markets editor in Singapore

Bloomberg News is seeking an experienced editor for our expanding coverage of energy markets news in the Asia-Pacific region. The successful candidate will work with a number of experienced reporters across the region to ensure we are first with breaking news and analysis from paper and physical markets, including oil, natural gas, power, coal and […]

Bloomberg seeks team leader in London

Bloomberg News seeks a Team Leader to joins its London bureau. Responsibilities include generating and shaping ideas, editing copy, coaching and mentoring reporters and collaborating with editors across the organization. The successful applicant will be able to work with reporters to produce breaking news stories under deadline pressure, as well as longer in-depth features, ensuring […]

Bloomberg seeks stocks reporter in Zurich

Bloomberg News is seeking a stocks reporter to be based in the Zurich office. The ideal candidate will be responsible for breaking news and writing enterprise stories on the Swiss equities market. Candidates should have contacts among traders and fund managers in the region and a sound knowledge of how markets interact. Qualifications: -Journalism experience […]

Bloomberg Current, social media experiment, is ending

Bloomberg Current, a social discussion platform for business, curated and managed by its users that has been a Bloomberg News beta test, is ending at the end of the month. Bloomberg Current has allowed members to post, discuss and share content. The site was overseen and managed by the company’s director of social media, Rob […]

Bull, former Reuters reporter, hired to be Bloomberg editor

Alister Bull, who covered the Federal Reserve for Reuters before leaving last year, has been hired as an editor at Bloomberg News on the Fed team. He is based in Washington and started work on Wednesday. Bull left Reuters at the end of 2013 after taking a buyout offer from the company. Along with the […]

Bloomberg vs. Reuters: The twin sisters of financial journalism

Dean Rotbart writes for Examiner.com about twin sisters Sasha Damouni and Nadia Damouni, 35, who work for battling financial news services, Bloomberg News and Reuters. Rotbart writes, “Sasha, who joined Bloomberg in New York in July 2010, specializes in coverage of the healthcare industry, focused on pharmaceutical and biotech companies, as well as health services […]

Bloomberg teases “With All Due Respect”

Bloomberg Media has begun promoting its new political television show “With All Due Respect,” featuring Mark Halperin and John Heilemann. Here’s a description from Halperin and Heilemann on the thinking behind the new show: Few phrases in politics are more widely used — and even more widely abused — than “With All Due Respect.” It’s […]

Bloomberg seeks energy reporter for London

Bloomberg News seeks a reporter to help lead coverage of the global energy industry from London. The reporter will be responsible for writing news and features on some of the world’s largest companies under deadline pressure. Candidates should have first-class reporting and writing skills and be able to show examples of work that demonstrate a […]